Colmán de Róiste

Broschiertes Buch

Na Fianna Éireann in Cork City and the Fight for Irish Independence (1910-1921)

Beschreibung

This book offers a thoroughly researched and detailed account into the formation and development of Na Fianna Éireann in Cork city during a turbulent but fascinating period of Irish history. Through access to the recently discovered personal notes and correspondence of his Grandfather Denis Woods, a former Fianna Company Commander in Cork city, the author Colmán de Róiste presents a unique insight into the membership and activities of this important military support organisation for the Cork IRA throughout the bloody fight for Irish Independence.

Autor

Cork author Colman de Roiste holds an MA in Military History from the University of Wolverhampton. He wrote his Masters dissertation on Na Fianna Éireann in Cork city (1910-1921). He is the Grandson of Denis Woods, a former Officer Commanding (O/C) a Fianna Company in Cork City during the War of Independence, and he is the Great Nephew of Christopher Woods, also a former O/C of a Fianna Company in Cork City and subsequently the Intelligence Officer (1921) for the Cork city based B Company of the 1st Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orla Kelly Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 329g
• ISBN-13: 9781915502605
• ISBN-10: 1915502608
• Artikelnr.: 70351046