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Laurence O'Neill (1864-1943) : Lord Mayor of Dublin (1917-1924) : patriot and man of peace / Thomas J. Morrissey SJ.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Dublin : Dublin County Council, 2014Description: xiv, 284 pp., 12 unnumbered pp. of plates : ill.(black and white, and colour), ports ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781907002137 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 941.70821092 23
Contents:
Part I. A long prologue -- 1. Early years in city and county -- 2. Cyclist and administrator -- 3. Aspects of Dublin Corporation, 1900-1914 -- 4. Making progress in the corporation, 1910-1912 -- 5. From social upheaval to a World War, 1913-1914 -- 6. The pivotal years, 1915-1916 -- Part II. The mayoralty, 1917-1924 -- 7. Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1917: orator, Thomas Ashe and hunger strike -- 8. 1918: defying conscription, negotiating for prisoners, industrial peace, and the invitation to the American President. -- 9. 1919: release of prisoners. Civic reception for de Valera. American delegates. Prohibitions and constraints. Closure of Mansion House. An independent stand. -- 10. 1920: A year of violence, intimidation, reprisals, and the deaths of Terence MacSwiney and Kevin Barry -- 11. 1921: Through carnage to peace -- 12. 1922-1923: Years of personal and national upheaval -- 13. 1924: Bereft. The end of an era. -- Part III. A long epilogue, 1925-1943. -- 14. 1925-1936: Financial problems. A voluble senator. -- 15. 1936-1943: The last lap
Summary: The name of Laurence O'Neill crops up again and again in the history of Ireland's struggle for freedom. It becomes particularly prominent during the turbulent years 1917-1924, when he was Lord Mayor of Dublin. [...] This major biography, by the noted historian Thomas J. Morrissey, SJ., brings to light O'Neill's remarkable contribution to Ireland and Dublin during a period of upheaval and change. It is being published by Dublin City Council to mark the decade of commemorations, 1913-1923.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. A long prologue -- 1. Early years in city and county -- 2. Cyclist and administrator -- 3. Aspects of Dublin Corporation, 1900-1914 -- 4. Making progress in the corporation, 1910-1912 -- 5. From social upheaval to a World War, 1913-1914 -- 6. The pivotal years, 1915-1916 -- Part II. The mayoralty, 1917-1924 -- 7. Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1917: orator, Thomas Ashe and hunger strike -- 8. 1918: defying conscription, negotiating for prisoners, industrial peace, and the invitation to the American President. -- 9. 1919: release of prisoners. Civic reception for de Valera. American delegates. Prohibitions and constraints. Closure of Mansion House. An independent stand. -- 10. 1920: A year of violence, intimidation, reprisals, and the deaths of Terence MacSwiney and Kevin Barry -- 11. 1921: Through carnage to peace -- 12. 1922-1923: Years of personal and national upheaval -- 13. 1924: Bereft. The end of an era. -- Part III. A long epilogue, 1925-1943. -- 14. 1925-1936: Financial problems. A voluble senator. -- 15. 1936-1943: The last lap

The name of Laurence O'Neill crops up again and again in the history of Ireland's struggle for freedom. It becomes particularly prominent during the turbulent years 1917-1924, when he was Lord Mayor of Dublin.
[...]
This major biography, by the noted historian Thomas J. Morrissey, SJ., brings to light O'Neill's remarkable contribution to Ireland and Dublin during a period of upheaval and change. It is being published by Dublin City Council to mark the decade of commemorations, 1913-1923.

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