The Sinn Fein Rebellion As I Saw It |
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| Author:
| Norway, Hamilton |
| Series title: | History of the IRA Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4921-7893-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.95 |
Book Description:
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The Sinn Fein Rebellion - As I Saw It - Mrs. Hamilton Norway - Wife of the Secretary for the Post Office in Ireland - For these letters I claim no literary merit: they were written during a period of extraordinary strain for family perusal only, and are a faithful record hour by hour of the Sinn Fein rebellion as I saw it. The wide interest the letters excited in the family circle and the little that seems to be known of a period of such intense interest is my reason for offering them...
More DescriptionThe Sinn Fein Rebellion - As I Saw It - Mrs. Hamilton Norway - Wife of the Secretary for the Post Office in Ireland - For these letters I claim no literary merit: they were written during a period of extraordinary strain for family perusal only, and are a faithful record hour by hour of the Sinn Fein rebellion as I saw it. The wide interest the letters excited in the family circle and the little that seems to be known of a period of such intense interest is my reason for offering them to a wider public.Sinn Fein is the name of the Irish political party founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith. Sinn Féin provided a focus for Irish nationalism and Irish Republicanism in its various forms. Consequently, it encompassed political philosophies from the left and right, republican and monarchist, theocrats and atheists. Its break-up during the Irish Civil War in 1922 has had a dramatic effect on politics in Ireland to this day.