James Durney Livres

Focusing on the Kildare IRA's struggles against overwhelming crown forces, this book explores their significant role in intelligence and communication during the Irish War of Independence. Despite being outnumbered, the group of about 300 activists made notable contributions, including participation in the 1916 Rising. Key events such as attacks at Greenhills, Maynooth, and Barrowhouse are detailed, alongside the impact of the Rath internment camp and the local response to the Truce and Treaty, culminating in the republican movement's eventual split leading to civil war.

During the War of Independence, faced with an insurrection, the British introduced increasingly harsh penalties for suspected republicans, including internment without trial. This led to the incarceration of thousands in camps around the country and this unique book contains a list of names of some 1,500 internees in the Curragh camps alone.