Limerick's Fighting Story, 1916-21: Told by the Men who Made it ; with a Unique Pictorial Record of the Period

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Ruan O'Donnell
Mercier Press Ltd, 2009 - History - 383 pages
Limerick's Fighting Story offers eye witness and first hand accounts of the struggle for independence in Limerick city and county.When the Truce was declared in the War of Independence in July 1921, each of Limerick's brigade areas, west, mid and east had flying columns in the field. While the challenge of city fighting and urban guerrilla tactics were high on the list of concerns for the mid brigade, the east and west flying columns were active raiders and ambush artists.This new edition of the classic Limerick's Fighting Story features stories and reports from every aspect of the conflict in Limerick from the Limerick Heroes of 1916, through the nights of terror and violence in Limerick city as Tans killed residents, to the exploits of the women of Cumman na mBan.
 

Contents

preface 2009 by brian ó conchubhair
9
introduction 2009 by ruán odonnell
15
foreword
29
life and death of commandant edward daly
54
edward dalys command dublin 1916
61
con colbert of athea hero and martyr
70
bishop odwyer of limerick sets the nation on march
81
limerick challenge to british tyranny
93
daring rescue of seán hogan at knocklong
103
trials and executions of edmond foley
121
when the ira held newcastlewest town
127
destruction of ballylanders police barracks
143
destruction of kilmallock ric barracks
149
british justice as demonstrated in kilmallock
160
ballinahinch and bruree ambushes
174
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Rúan O'Donnell is head of Department at the Department of History in University of Limerick. His research interests include the United Irishmen and the history of the modern Republican Movement.

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