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The War of Independence in Kildare
James Durney
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The Kildare IRA was heavily outnumbered by crown forces and had neither the manpower nor weaponry to seriously challenge them. With about 300 activists in County Kildare, and only about a third of them ready to take to the field at one time, they faced nearly 6,000 troops and hundreds of police and Black and Tans. However, the county was an important axis for intelligence gathering and communications to the south and west, and it is here Kildare made its greatest impact. The open flat plains of Kildare militated against ambushes, while its proximity to the capital also inhibited the ... Read more
The Kildare IRA was heavily outnumbered by crown forces and had neither the manpower nor weaponry to seriously challenge them. With about 300 activists in County Kildare, and only about a third of them ready to take to the field at one time, they faced nearly 6,000 troops and hundreds of police and Black and Tans. However, the county was an important axis for intelligence gathering and communications to the south and west, and it is here Kildare made its greatest impact. The open flat plains of Kildare militated against ambushes, while its proximity to the capital also inhibited the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781781171660
SKU
9781781171660
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Ref
99-2
About James Durney
James Durney is the author of 'The Civil War in Kildare' (2011). He is a historical tour guide, working in the Local Studies department of Kildare library. He gives several talks per year to local history groups on various local history subjects as diverse as Irish gangsters in America, and Kildare men and women in the Spanish Civil War. He ... Read more
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