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County Kerry saw many of the most vicious episodes in both the War of Independence and the Civil War. Many Republican survivors of these events were reluctant to speak about their experiences, even to their own family. However, they were willing to talk to Ernie O’Malley, who was the senior surviving Republican military commander from the period of those struggles. By transcribing O’Malley’s notebooks, where he recorded these interviews, Cormac O’Malley and Tim Horgan have made available previously unpublished first-hand accounts of Kerry’s role in the fight for independence. The interviews provide an unrivalled insight into this important period of Irish history, including controversial incidents such as the Ballyseedy massacre, the battle at Headford Junction and executions by the Free State forces.

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'O'Malley's book provides a rare and illuminating window into the struggle as it happened on the ground.' -- Cahir O'Doherty

The Men Will Talk to Me (Ernie O'Malley series Kerry): Interviews from Ireland's Fight for Independence

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      Publisher The Mercier Press Ltd
      Published 1 June 2012
      ISBN-13 9781856359528
      978-1856359528
      ISBN-10 1856359522
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      True war and combat stories Oral history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      County Kerry saw many of the most vicious episodes in both the War of Independence and the Civil War. Many Republican survivors of these events were reluctant to speak about their experiences, even to their own family. However, they were willing to talk to Ernie O’Malley, who was the senior surviving Republican military commander from the period of those struggles. By transcribing O’Malley’s notebooks, where he recorded these interviews, Cormac O’Malley and Tim Horgan have made available previously unpublished first-hand accounts of Kerry’s role in the fight for independence. The interviews provide an unrivalled insight into this important period of Irish history, including controversial incidents such as the Ballyseedy massacre, the battle at Headford Junction and executions by the Free State forces.

      Trade Review
      'O'Malley's book provides a rare and illuminating window into the struggle as it happened on the ground.' -- Cahir O'Doherty

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