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A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects

By John Gibney

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About the book

In this book John Gibney tells the story of the Rising and its aftermath through 50 objects that survive from that time. Some of these are what you might expect - documents, uniforms, weapons and flags - but others are quirkier objects, like the cricket bat that died for Ireland, Sean Mac Diarmada's hurley, the teacups the Pearse brothers used for their last cup of tea with their family, Thomas Kent's rosary beads and Kathleen Lynn's prison biscuits.This fresh perspective makes for a very readab...Show more

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ISBN

9781781173817

Publisher

The Mercier Press Ltd

Published year

2016

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Edition

1

Original title

A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects

Format

Hardcover

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