Bloody Sunday. A gaelic football match in Dublin's Croke Park became the scene of a massacre of 14 people by the Royal Irish Constabulary, following the IRA assassination of British military agents. Updated edition of this exceptional and prizewinning book.
Bloody Sunday. A gaelic football match in Dublin's Croke Park became the scene of a massacre of 14 people by the Royal Irish Constabulary, following the IRA assassination of British military agents. Updated edition of this exceptional and prizewinning book.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael Foley spent much of his teaching career in primary schools in the East End of London. After leaving teaching to become a full-time carer to his twin grandsons, who were severely disabled, he began to write seriously for the first time. Since then he has had more than twenty local and military books published. He has also had numerous articles published in magazines such as Best of British, This England, Essex Life and others. He has also had short stories published in My Weekly magazine. He lives in Romford with his wife and grandson.
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Contents
Names and Acronyms 13
Cast of Principal Characters 15
Prologue 21
The Invisible War 34
PART I POLITICS AND WAR, 1918–1920
1 The Boy with the Penny Package 45
2 The Outlaws 56
3 The Reluctant General 78
4 The Heritage of Hate 97
PART II GAELIC FOOTBALL IN DUBLIN AND TIPPERARY, AND THE RISE OF THE GAA, 1884–1920
5 A New Force 119
6 Faith Restored 140
7 The Brainy Bunch 156
8 The Challenge 170
PART III CROKE PARK AND BLOODY SUNDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 1920
9 Morning – 7am to Midday 187
10 Afternoon – 11am to 3.25pm 199
11 The Bloodied Field – 3.25pm to 5.30pm 214
12 The Aftermath 231
PART IV THE BLOODY SUNDAY INQUIRIES AND THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH, 1920–1921
