A Short History of the Irish Revolution, 1912 to 1927: From the Ulster Crisis to the formation of the Irish Free State
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The years of the Irish revolution were the crucible of modern Ireland. Richard Killeen's authoritative survey of the period is an ideal introduction to this tumultuous time.
The Irish revolution began with the Ulster crisis of 1912 followed by the Irish Nationalist Party securing the passage of the Home Rule Act in 1914. By then, however, the Great War had broken out: the Act was suspended for the duration of the war, with the violent Ulster opposition to it still unresolved.
But the war changed everything. Over thirty thousand Irish troops died. A radical nationalist minority rebelled against British rule at Easter 1916, an event that established itself as the foundation date of a new, more assertive nationalism. In 1918 Sinn Féin supplanted the old Nationalist party and formed its own assembly in Dublin. At the same time the IRA began an armed campaign against British Rule.
By 1922, Britain had withdrawn from twenty-six of the thirty-two counties of Ireland which now constituted the Irish Free State. The Ulster problem had, however, never been resolved. The result was partition and the establishment of two states on the island — something unthinkable fifteen years earlier.
- Ulster Crisis
- Nationalism Before 1916>
- The Rising and the War
- From the Rising to Partition
- Partition and the Treaty
- Two States
Richard Killeen
Richard Killeen is a freelance writer and historian. He is the author a several acclaimed works of Irish history, including Ireland in Brick and Stone: The Island's History and Its Buildings, The Historic Atlas of Dublin, A Short History of Dublin and The Concise History of Modern Ireland.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An odd little book. It ends up being a very deep Wikipedia article-length overview of, well, the Irish Revolution, generally written in a tone worthy of a Wiki article . As an American, I had no real knowledge of the Irish Revolution other than a few movies (Michael Collins, the Wind that Shakes the Barley). However, Killeen also gives imself some room to have more discussion and veiled opinion on some of the personalities of the people involved, and slips in fun phrases like "an arse to a shirt". I learned a little bit more than I would have from reading a Wikipedia article covering the subject, and had more fun doing it. So, I'd recommend it.