| Description |
329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index. |
| Summary |
"The 1916 Easter Rising and its aftermath changed Ireland for ever. The British government's execution of 14 republican rebels transformed a group hitherto perceived as cranks and troublemakers into national heroes. Those who avoided the British firing squads of May 1916 went on to plan a new - and ultimately successful - struggle for Ireland's independence, shaping their country's destiny for the century to come. But what sort of country did they create? And to what extent does post-1916 Ireland measure up to the hopes and aspirations of 'MacDonagh and MacBride / And Connolly and Pearse'? Best-selling historian Tim Pat Coogan offers a strongly personal perspective on the Irish century that followed the Rising - charting a flawed history that is marked as much by complacency, corruption and institutional and clerical abuse, as it is by the sacrifices and nation-building achievements of the Republic's founding fathers"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Ireland -- History -- Easter Rising, 1916 -- Influence.
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Ireland -- History -- 1922-
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Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1922-
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| Added Title |
Nineteen sixteen |
| ISBN |
9781250110596 (hardback) |
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1250110599 (hardback) |
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