Lorcan Collins est l'architecte de la série 16 Lives et a écrit la biographie inaugurale de James Connolly. Son expertise réside dans l'Insurrection de Pâques de 1916 à Dublin, un sujet qu'il explore en tant que fondateur du 1916 Walking Tour of Dublin. Collins partage fréquemment ses idées lors de conférences et de contributions médiatiques, consolidant ainsi son rôle d'interprète clé de cet événement historique crucial.
James Connolly (1868-1916) was one of the leaders in Ireland's quest for freedom from British rule in 1916. This biography is an accurate and well- researched portrayal both of the man and the uprising. Part of the Sixteen Lives series of biographies of all sixteen men executed for their role in the rebellion.
An accessible overview of Ireland's War of Independence, 1919-21. From the first shooting of RIC constables in Soloheadbeg, Co Tipperary, on 21 January 1919 to the truce in July 1921, the IRA carried out a huge range of attacks on all levels of British rule in Ireland.
A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This `1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction.