Irish Lives and Times - The Easter Rebellion and the Rise of Sinn Fein - Paperback

by Gerald Reilly (Editor)

Irish Lives and Times, The Easter Rebellion and The Rise of Sinn Fein, is an anthology of selected newspaper articles from April 24, 1916 to December 30, 1918. It is a living narrative of life in Ireland during the rise of Sinn Fein and Republicanism. Set against the background of World War I, the Easter Rebellion triggers a revolution in Irish politics as the party of the rebels evolves in two and a half years from the reviled to the revered and places Ireland on a course for war and independence.