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Spanning a period of roughly the beginning of home rule to the end of the civil war, the atlas of the irish revolution is a stepbystep account of the creation of the modern irish republic. The words landmark and groundbreaking are much overused by publishers, but cork university. The war of independence was fought by the irish republican army against the british between 1919 and 1921 when the fighting stopped while a peace treaty was worked out. A short history of the irish revolution book depository. Clear coverage of the historiography and a detailed chronology make this book ideal for classroom use. Eimear mcbrides latest novel is a sober affair, set in various cities. For they were the wives, mothers, sisters and girlfriends of the men who fought for irish freedom, and their story is one that needs to be told.
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