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Prisoners of War - Ballykinlar Internment Camp 1920-1921 (Paperback)
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Prisoners of War - Ballykinlar Internment Camp 1920-1921 (Paperback)
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Ballykinlar Internment Camp was the first mass internment camp to
be established by the British in Ireland during the War of
Independence. Situated on the County Down coast and opened in
December 1920, it became home to hundreds of Irish men arrested by
the British, often on little more than the suspicion of involvement
in the IRA. Held for up to a year, and subjected to often brutal
treatment and poor quality food in an attempt to break them both
physically and mentally, the interned men instead established a
small community within the camp. The knowledge and skills possessed
by the diverse inhabitants were used to teach classes, and other
activities, such as sports, drama and music lessons, helped stave
off boredom. In the midst of all these activities the internees
also endeavoured to defy their captors with various plans for
escape. The story of the Ballykinlar internment camp is on the one
hand an account of suffering, espionage, murder and maltreatment,
but it is also a chronicle of survival, comradeship and community.
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