With the Irish in Frongoch - Softcover

W. J. Brennan Whitmore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178117167X ISBN 13: 9781781171677

Publisher: Mercier Press, 2013

Synopsis

A classic account, written by one of the inmates, of the Welsh internment camp where the 1916 rebels were held that was first published in 1917. For eight months following the Easter Rising over 1,800 Irish rebels were imprisoned in Frongoch, a former whiskey distillery in North Wales. It soon became a University of Revolution and among its notable alumni were Michael Collins & Richard Mulcahy. This contemporary account of experience in the camp was an important part of the propaganda to win support for the nationalist cause in the lead up to the Irish War of Independence.

About this title

About the Author:

W.J. Brennan-Whitmore was a Wexford journalist and British Army veteran who joined Sinn Fein in 1910. Because of his military knowledge he was appointed to the Volunteers general staff in the lead-up to the Easter Rising. He commanded a position in North Earl Street during the Rising, and was interned with 1,800 other Irish rebels in Frongoch. He later worked for Michael Collins during the War of Independence and supported the Treaty. He retired from the Irish Army in 1926. He was an active member of Clann na Poblachta. He died in 1977 at the age of 91.

Review:

'Interesting and illuminating' -- Julian Fleming

About this edition

• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 178117167X
• ISBN 13: 9781781171677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256