'To Speak of Easter Week' draws on oral history recordings relating to the 1916 Rising and its aftermath, recorded by Maurice O'Keeffe for the Irish Life and Lore Series. Based on the testimonies of the sons and daughters of the rebels, their granddaughters, grandsons and other close relatives, the book examines the very human legacy of Easter Week and looks at the different ways in which the family members have internalised and attempted to make sense of the actions of their antecedents. James Conlly's great-grandson and Eamonn Ceannt's grand-niece, Kathleen Clarke's niece and Con Colbert's nephew, among many others, trace their family history from 1916 through the generations down to the present, and examine the multi-layered meaning of their shared heritage. They tell their stories in their own unique voices, speaking of the pride and the glory, the grief and the agony, the loss and the very real burden of history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN-10
1781172218
ISBN-13
9781781172216
eBay Product ID (ePID)
216794326
Product Key Features
Author
Dr. Helene O'keeffe
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
History: Specific Subjects
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Height
240mm
Width
168mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cork
Content Note
25 Illustrations, Black and White
Author Biography
Dr Helene O'Keeffe is currently working in St Angela's College Cork as a teacher of English and History and as school archivist. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and English, and a PhD in History. -- Dr. Helene O'Keefe