The Aftermath of Revolution: Sligo 1921-23.
Author: FARRY, Michael.
Dublin: University College Dublin, 2000. xviii, 270pp. Illustrated. Paperback.
The Irish Civil War has remained a highly sensitive topic, especially so in the regions and localities away from the high politics of Dublin where it was fought out at the grassroots. Sligo, a county of small towns and villages in the west of Ireland, had only a small part to play in the War of Independence, yet played a significant role in the Civil War that followed. Pro-Treaty forces never fully overcame Republican resistance there.
In this pioneering study, Michael Farry explores the reasons for the increased militancy, and traces the social and economic consequences of the war.
CONTENTS
Illustrations
Tables, graphs and maps
Foreword by Michael Hopkinson
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
INTRODUCTION
1 THE TRUCE PERIOD
The Position of the IRA–Local Government Divisions–Amalgamation of Poor Law Unions–IRA Interference in Local Government–IRA Organisation
2 THE TREATY
Reactions to the Treaty–Arguments for and against the Treaty
3 THE DRIFT TO CIVIL WAR
January-May 1922–The General Election Campaign–The Collins-de Valera Pact–Analysis of the Election Results
4 THE COURSE OF THE CIVIL WAR
July 1922–August-October 1922–November 1922–January 1923-January-June 1923
5 THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN COUNTY SLIGO
Distribution of Civil War Incidents–Civil War and War of Independence Incidents Compared–Distribution of Civil War Activists
6 COUNTY SLIGO PARTICIPANTS
The Social Dimension of the Civil War Division–Occupations of Fathers of Participants–Land Valuation–House Class and Valuation–Ages of Participants–Officers and Rank and File
7 DAILY LIFE IN COUNTY SLIGO DURING THE CIVIL WAR
Communications–Social and Sporting Events–Sporting Activity–School Attendance–Food Prices–Industrial Unrest–Agricultural Prices–Co-operative Creamery Societies
8 LAW AND ORDER
The Truce Period–From Treaty to Civil War–The Civil War Period
9 SLIGO PROTESTANTS AFTER THE REVOLUTION
The Decline in the Protestant Population–The Protestants of County Sligo–Protestant Social Organisations–1916-22: A Succession of Disappointments–Protestants as Victims
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
ISBN: 1900621398
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