Book review: Memoirs of Ireland’s wars told from an extraordinary ordinary soldier

Owen O’Shea is no stranger to the War of Independence and Civil War in Kerry. 'One Man’s Ireland' is his third book on this theme

• One Man’s Ireland: Memoirs of Dan Mulvihill, Maverick Republican 
• Owen O’Shea 
• Merrion Press, €16.99

It is difficult to understand the lives and motivations of those who were on active duty during the War of Independence and the Civil War.