Guns of Easter
It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway sees it all as glorious, and loves the British Army for which his father is fighting. But when war comes to his own streets Jimmy's loyalties are divided. The rebels occupy the General Post Office and other parts of the city, and Jimmy's uncle is among them. Dublin's streets are destroyed, business comes to a halt. In an attempt to find food for his family, Jimmy crosses the city, avoiding the shooting, weaving through the army patrols, hoping to make it home before curfew. But his quest is
Juvenile fiction
1 online resource (107 pages)
9781847174062, 184717406X
1054190731
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Contents
PART ONE: A BOY AND HIS CITY
1: JIMMY CONWAY
2: AN AUNT AND AN UNCLE
3: THE GORGEOUS WRECKS
4: THE THINKING GAME
5: UNCLE MICK
6: FAIRYHOUSE DREAMS
PART TWO: THE CITY SURPRISED
7: EASTER MONDAY
8: GLORIOUS MADNESS
9: TO THE GREEN
10: THE HORDE
11: THE CHOICE
PART THREE: THE CITY AT WAR
12: THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER
13: THE BRITISH ARMY
14: THE FRIENDLY ENEMY
15: FINDING AN UNCLE
16: RESURRECTION AND FAILURE
17: TRAPPED
18: MOUNT STREET BRIDGE
19: THE MUSICAL TRAMP. PART FOUR: THE LONG JOURNEY HOME
20: THE LOST DAY
21: NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD
22: AT TRINITY COLLEGE
23: ACROSS THE LIFFEY
24: A VICTORY
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