Fearghal Mcgarry: The Rising: Easter 1916 [2011] paperback ZHIST splash through the river

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Barry Turner skilfully weaves these events into a compelling home front narrative which evokes the fears and dangers but also the humour and the absurdities of everyday life in the dark days of 1939-1940

Borneman is so skilled at conveying

' Craig Brown

Grace is about to turn ninety

Fearghal Mcgarry: The Rising: Easter 1916 [2011] paperback ZHIST splash through the riverThe Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin it changed the course of Irish history. But how did it achieve this? What role did people from ordinary backgrounds play in the making of the Irish revolution and what motivated them to take part in it? What did the rebels think they could achieve? And what kind of a republic were they fighting for? These basic questions continue to divide historians of modern Ireland. The