Book review: Bitter Freedom - Ireland in a Revolutionary World, 1918-1923

Ryle Dwyer says Bitter Freedom is, a thoughtful and balanced history that exposes the need to be wary about what actually happened around 1916 before we engage in an unquestioning orgy of centenary celebrations.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015 - 01:00

Ryle Dwyer

Maurice Walsh

Faber & Faber, €22.99;

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Courts Arts Film & TV Books Book review Bitter Freedom Maurice Walsh Place: Ireland Place: France Place: Tipperary Place: Soloheadbeg Place: Co Tipperary Place: Canada Place: South Africa Place: Australia Place: New Zealand Place: New York Place: Chicago Place: Mesopotamia Person: Ryle Dwyer Person: Maurice Walsh Person: Patrick Pearse Person: John Redmond Person: Woodrow Wilson Person: Michael Collins Person: Pearse Person: DAN BREEN Person: Seán Tracy Person: Collins Person: Big Fellow Person: Field Marshall John French Person: Neville Macready Person: Winston Churchill Person: Churchill Person: Walsh Event: Irish revolution Event: Easter rebellion Event: First World War Event: of Independence Event: War of Independence Organisation: Faber & Faber Organisation: Commonwealth of Nations Organisation: Crown forces Organisation: British Organisation: Times of London Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Britain Organisation: British Government Organisation: Bolsheviks Organisation: RAF

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