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The Irish Citizen Army
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| Verlag: | Mercier Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 05.09.2014 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781781173084 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 256 |
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Beschreibungen
The Irish Citizen Army was originally established as a defence corps during the 1913 Lockout, but under the leadership of James Connolly its aims became more Republican and the IRB, fearing Connolly would pre-empt their plans for the Easter Rising, convinced him to join his force with the Irish Volunteers. During the Rising the ICA was active in three garrisons and the book describes for the first time in depth its involvement at St Stephen's Green and the Royal College of Surgeons, at City Hall and its environs and, using the first-hand account of journalist J.J. O'Leary who was on the scene, in the battle around the GPO.
The author questions the much-vaunted myth of the equality of men and women in the ICA and scrutinises the credentials of Larkin and Connolly as champions of both sexes. She also asserts that the Proclamation was not read by Patrick Pearse from the steps of the GPO, but by Tom Clarke from Nelson's Pillar. She provides sources to suggest that the Proclamation was not, as has always been believed, printed in Liberty Hall, and that the final headquarters of the rebels was not at number 16 Moore Street, but somewhere between numbers 21 and 26.
The author questions the much-vaunted myth of the equality of men and women in the ICA and scrutinises the credentials of Larkin and Connolly as champions of both sexes. She also asserts that the Proclamation was not read by Patrick Pearse from the steps of the GPO, but by Tom Clarke from Nelson's Pillar. She provides sources to suggest that the Proclamation was not, as has always been believed, printed in Liberty Hall, and that the final headquarters of the rebels was not at number 16 Moore Street, but somewhere between numbers 21 and 26.
Contents
Acknowledgements9
Abbreviations11
Introduction13
1From Defence Corps to Citizen Army, 191319
2The Second and Third Phases
of the ICA, 1914–191535
3Preparation for Revolution58
4Rebellion81
5'The Republican Flag Floats over its Centre:
O Destiny of My Country! Quo Vadis?'104
6The Courts Martial134
7The Power of Money148
8Decline 1917–1921158
9Civil War and its Aftermath 1922–1927171
10Demise178
11R. M. Fox and the Muffler Aristocrats184
Appendix 1Irish Citizen Army Membership, 1916188
Appendix 2ICA Boy Scouts, 1916212
Appendix 3Women's Section, ICA, 1916213
Appendix 4Female Members of the South Dublin Unit215
Appendix 5Members from the War of Independence
Period to the Civil War216
Appendix 6Women in the ICA223
Endnotes225
Bibliography242
Index246
Acknowledgements9
Abbreviations11
Introduction13
1From Defence Corps to Citizen Army, 191319
2The Second and Third Phases
of the ICA, 1914–191535
3Preparation for Revolution58
4Rebellion81
5'The Republican Flag Floats over its Centre:
O Destiny of My Country! Quo Vadis?'104
6The Courts Martial134
7The Power of Money148
8Decline 1917–1921158
9Civil War and its Aftermath 1922–1927171
10Demise178
11R. M. Fox and the Muffler Aristocrats184
Appendix 1Irish Citizen Army Membership, 1916188
Appendix 2ICA Boy Scouts, 1916212
Appendix 3Women's Section, ICA, 1916213
Appendix 4Female Members of the South Dublin Unit215
Appendix 5Members from the War of Independence
Period to the Civil War216
Appendix 6Women in the ICA223
Endnotes225
Bibliography242
Index246
Ann Matthews is the author of 'Renegades' (2010) and 'Dissidents' (2012) and a play 'Lockout' staged in 2013. Originally from Dublin, she now lives in Kildare where she lectures at NUI Maynooth.She has contributed to the 'Journal of Irish Military History' and 'The Irish Archive Journal', among other publications.
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