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Interned

By James Durney

Interned Politics & History

Interned

By James Durney

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During the War of Independence, faced with an armed insurrection it couldn't stop, the British government introduced increasingly harsh penalties for suspected republicans, including internment without trial. This led to the incarceration of thousands of men in camps around the country, including the Rath and Hare Park Camps at the Curragh in County Kildare. Interned is the first book to tell the story of the men who were held in the Curragh internment camps, which housed republicans from all over Ireland. Faced with harsh conditions, unforgiving guards and inadequate and often inedible food, the prisoners maintained their defiance of the British regime. They took whatever chances they could to defy their gaolers, including several escapes. The most audacious of these was in September 1921, during the Truce period, when sixty men escaped through a tunnel.
This unique book is the first to investigate the Curragh Internment Camps, which housed thousands of republicans from all over Ireland. It contains a list of the names and addresses of some 1,500 internees, which will be fascinating to their descendants and those interested in local history. The book also explores and details the 1921 escape, which was one of the largest and most successful IRA escapes in history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
330
Release Date:
2019-09-05
Publication Date:
2019-09-01
Publisher:
Mercier Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1781175888
ISBN13:
9781781175880
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
448 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
215 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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