The Easter Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916.
Author: KOSTICK, Conor and COLLINS, Lorcan.
Dublin: O’Brien Press, 2000. 142 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
“Defying all the odds 1,600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. The battle raged for six days and resulted in the destruction of many parts of Dublin city. The bloody executions of the leaders by the British after the Rising awakened a generation to the cause of Irish freedom.Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Hear the sounds, smell the gunpowder and meet the main players as the complexities of this dramatic episode in Irish history are explained in an accessible and concise fashion.”
ISBN: 086278638X
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