Who’s Who in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War 1916‐1923

Divided into two parts, most of the first part of this expanded who’s who, “The War of Independence”, was originally published in 1980 under the title of Who’s Who in The Irish War of Independence 1916‐1921. The new part two, “The Civil War 1922‐1923”, would appear to non‐Irish readers as a natural corollary, although there are differences of opinion in the Republic of Ireland regarding this matter which need not detain us here. It is sufficient to note that Padraig O’Farrell adroitly gathers together the salient points in his introduction, accepting the impossibility of arriving at a general consensus on...