Book shows how overseas reporters highlighted the Irish Revolution as it happened

As the Atlas Of The Irish Revolution hits bookshops, contributor Oliver O’Hanlon looks at the coverage of the conflict by overseas artists and journalists.

Book shows how overseas reporters highlighted the Irish Revolution as it happened

Civil unrest, war, reprisals and a claim for independence catapulted Ireland on to the front pages of newspapers all around the world during the revolutionary period.

For the first time since the Great Famine, large numbers of foreign journalists descended on Ireland. Eager to see what was happening in a corner of one of the world’s largest democracies, they visited towns and cities all around the island.

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