The War of Independence in Kildare - Softcover

James Durney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781171661 ISBN 13: 9781781171660

Publisher: Mercier Press, 2013

Synopsis

In this comprehensive history, Durney illustrates the unique role that Co. Kildare had in the Irish War of Independence. He details the group of volunteers who followed the railway track into Dublin to partake in the 1916 rising. He details attacks at Greenhills, Maynooth, and Barrowhouse. He examines the Rath internment camp in the Curragh, and the reaction in the county to the truce, the treaty, and the eventual split in the republican movement in the lead up to the Civil War. This comprehensive account will be a valuable addition to literature on this formative period in Ireland's history.

About this title

About the Author:

James Durney is the author of 'The Civil War in Kildare' (2011). He is a historical tour guide, working in the Local Studies department of Kildare library. He gives several talks per year to local history groups on various local history subjects as diverse as Irish gangsters in America, and Kildare men and women in the Spanish Civil War. He has had material published in various newspapers and has been interviewed on RTE several times.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781171661
• ISBN 13: 9781781171660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264