New book depicts trauma of Civil War events in Kerry

 Eamonn DeValera on a visit to Kerry in the 1920's. Picture macmonagle, killarney

The events of the Civil War in Kerry have been depicted in a new book, which revisits the trauma that left scars on the population for generations.

The 1922/23 conflict which followed the Treaty, split families and communities in Kerry. More than 170 people lost their lives in Kerry with dozens more maimed.