The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1914-1924 / John O'Beirne Ranelagh.
| Author/creator | Ranelagh, John author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland : Irish Academic Press, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | Ā©2024 |
| Description | xxxii, 534 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Politics and ideals -- Conspirators -- Infamy -- 1873-1917 Constitution -- Members -- Supreme Council -- Infiltration -- Principals: Hobson, Clarke, MacDermott -- Guns and plans -- Disorganisation -- Rising -- Post mortem -- Reorganisation -- Collins emerges -- Elections -- 1917-22 Constitution -- The candidate -- GHQ -- 1918 election -- Killing -- Relationships -- Brugha -- Truce -- Talking -- Three days in December -- Divides -- 1922 Constitution -- Civil War -- 1923 Constitution -- Mutiny -- 'That's that' -- Appendix I: Interviews -- Appendix II: IRB Constitution 1869-73 -- Appendix III: 1894: Rules and Regulations -- Appendix IV: IRB Constitution 1873-1917 -- Appendix V: IRB Constitution 1917-22 -- Appendix VI: IRB Constitution Amendments 1919-21 -- Appendix VII: IRB Constitution 1922 -- Appendix VIII: IRB Constitution 1923 -- Appendix IX: IRB Supreme Council Circular March 1921 -- Appendix X: Michael Collins' note of the March 1922 IRB meeting with County Centres and Supreme Council members on 'the post-Treaty situation' -- Appendix XI: IRB Supreme Council members 1907-22 -- Appendix XII: IRB members in senior positions 1916-22 -- Appendix XIII: IRB participation in the 1916 Rising. |
| Abstract | "In [this book], John O'Beirne Ranelagh lifts the veil on the fascinating story of the IRB during the most critical phase of its campaign for Irish independence. With a father who was a member of the IRB and took part in the Easter Rising, War of Independence and the Civil War as an anti-Treaty officer, he had unique access to the generation of men and women who populated its ranks, many of whom refused to be interviewed by anyone else. Using personal testimonies from almost 100 key figures he interviewed, such as Éamon de Valera, Sheila Humphries, Emmet Dalton, Todd Andrews, Vinnie Byrne and Moss Twomey, as well as new archival material, Ranelagh unravels the true influence of the organisation to which Michael Collins pledged his foremost loyalty"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-519) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781785374944 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 178537494X (hardcover) |