The Rising: Easter 1916

The Rising: Easter 1916

by Fearghal McGarry
The Rising: Easter 1916

The Rising: Easter 1916

by Fearghal McGarry

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Overview

The 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 Rising is the story of Easter 1916 from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank and file revolutionaries - a story now told for the first time. To do this, Fearghal McGarry makes use of a unique source that has only recently seen the light of day - a collection of over 1,700 eye-witness statements detailing the activities of members of Sinn Féin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Cumann na mBan, and the Irish Volunteers at the time of the Rising. This collection represents one of the richest and most comprehensive oral history archives devoted to any modern revolution, providing new insights on almost every aspect of this seminal period. Using this unique source, McGarry shows how people from ordinary backgrounds became politicized and involved in the struggle for Irish independence in the early years of the twentieth century. He illuminates their motives and aspirations and highlights the importance of the Great War as a catalyst for the uprising. He concludes by exploring the Rising's revolutionary aftermath, which saw the creation of an Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, and the Irish Republican Army's armed campaign to win independence.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780191501098
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication date: 01/28/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Fearghal McGarry is currently Senior Lecturer in History at Queen's University, Belfast. Previously he was Lecturer in Irish History at Trinity College, Dublin, and Government of Ireland Research Fellow at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the author of a number of books on Irish history in the twentieth century, including Frank Ryan (2002), Irish Politics and the Spanish Civil War (1999), and most recently Eoin O'Duffy: A Self-Made Hero (2005), also published by Oxford University Press.

Table of Contents

1. The Rising Generation: Separatism in Ireland
2. Arms in Irish hands: Volunteering
3. The Soul of the Nation: War
4. Walking on Air: The Rising in Dublin
5. Glorious Forever: The Fall of the Republic
6. Charlie Weston, Are you Gone Mad? The Rising in Provincial Ireland
7. A Good End: Punishment
8. The Beginning of Ireland: Aftermath
Guide to Further Reading
Notes
Index

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