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During the Irish Civil War, events of late 1922 and early 1923
together with waves of 'dishonourable' killings created poisoned
relations between Republicans and 'Free Staters' which would last
for several generations. The most enduring of these controversies,
a policy of summary executions carried out by the Provisional
Government from November 1922, continues to surround the argument.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the causes, development and
consequences of the Irish Civil War. Triggered by the signing of
the Anglo-Treaty, there were those that would accept nothing less
than complete Irish independence. Very few IRA commanders active in
the field supported the Treaty and, as happens often in the
dissection of civil wars, controversy over the conduct of both
sides figures heavily within the text, where, at a local and
national level, it left bitter legacies. This book offers an
overview of the war in all regions of Ireland.
Two plays about contemporary life in Ireland, from award-winning
writer John O'Donovan. On the outskirts of Ennis, on a dark and
stormy night, three men gather for the anniversary of a childhood
friend, killed in a road accident when they were seventeen.
Expecting a crowd and tearing into the cans, the three slowly
realise they're the only ones coming. As they drink to their
uncertain futures - and their receding youth - they're forced to
face up to the ghost that has held them together. Flights is a
haunting and funny play about bereavement, brotherhood and breaking
away from your past. It premiered in 2020 at glor in Ennis before
transferring to Dublin and London, directed by Thomas Martin. Sink
is a play of two voices for one actor, about memory, catastrophe
and sacrifice. Brid's coming home to convalesce after drying out in
rehab. Ciara's headed west too, investigating a potential
archaeological site on a parched area of bogland. But as the
countryside swelters in a heatwave, the pair find peace elusive.
How will Brid cope in her old haunts? How will Ciara confront a
past she thought forgotten? And will they unearth the hidden truth
that binds them together? Sink premiered at the Dublin Fringe
Festival in 2019, directed by Thomas Martin.
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Ancient Laws of Ireland
Eugene O'Curry, John O'Donovan; Created by Ireland
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