Michael O'Hanrahan: 16Lives

by Conor Kostick

Overview

From a staunchly Republican family, Michael O’Hanrahan’s outwardly quiet and serious demeanour concealed a burning desire to see an independent Ireland. He was instrumental in setting up the first branch of the Gaelic League in Carlow. Michael also helped found the workingman’s club in Carlow, which he left when they decided to admit a British soldier. After moving to Dublin, he played important roles in both Sinn Fein and the Irish Volunteers. As quartermaster of the Volunteers, he was responsible for the procurement of many of the arms used in the Easter Rising. Michael O’Hanrahan was also a talented journalist and novelist whose development was cut short by his execution in 1916.

In this new biography Conor Kostick brings to life a man who helped launch the 1916 Rising.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847173355
Publisher:	Irish American Book Company
Publication date:	12/12/2015
Series:	16Lives , #14
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Conor Kostick is a writer and historian living in Dublin. As a novelist he 'was awarded the 'Farmleigh 'writer's residency for the summer of 2010 'and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013. 'At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland'.

As an historian, Conor Kostick holds a PhD and a gold medal from Trinity College Dublin. He won 'first prize in the 2001 Dublinia Medieval Essay Competition, and has held fellowships from the Irish Research Council and the University of Nottingham. In 2013, he was awarded a Marie Curie research grant from the EU.

Conor was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1846-1898 the Corkcutter 15

Chapter 2 1898 The Language Enthusiast 27

Chapter 3 1899 The Local Organiser 45

Chapter 4 1898-1901 the Workingman's Club 59

Chapter 5 1902-1909 the National Organiser 77

Chapter 6 The Novelist 101

Chapter 7 1911-1916 the Volunteer 139

Chapter 8 1916 The Fighter 159

Chapter 9 30 April to 4 May 1916 the Prisoner 185

Chapter 10 The Aftermath 199

Appendix: 'Patches' 219

Notes 233

Index 249