Voices from the Easter Rising : firsthand accounts of Ireland's 1916 rebellion
2017
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"This account of the Easter Rising provides a day to day narrative by those who took part, along with personal accounts of the trial, the execution of the rebel leaders and the imprisonment of the surviving Volunteers. Atrocities and murders that took place on both sides are described in detail based on coroners reports"-- Provided by publisher.
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Author:
McKenna, Joseph, editor, compiler
Imprint:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
Collation:
pages cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
"'Tis good to be in Ireland in these times" -- "I think they mean to fight" -- Prelude to the rising -- Easter week -- Monday, 24 April -- Tuesday, 25 April -- Wednesday, 26 April -- Thursday, 27 April -- Friday, 28 April -- Saturday, 29 April -- Sunday, 30 April -- 12. The Battle of Ashbourne -- In the country -- "Unfortunate incidents...may have occurred" -- Execution and imprisonment -- Repatriation.
ISBN:
9781476668239 (softcover alk paper)
Dewey class:
941.70821
LC class:
DA962
Language:
English
BRN:
256014
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