Cathal Brugha
O'Farrell, Fergus
creator
text
biography
ie
2018
monographic
eng
xv, 111 p. ; 19 cm.
Cathal Brugha was a figure of central importance to the Irish Revolution. Active in the Gaelic League, GAA, IRB, and Irish Volunteers, he first rose to public prominence when he led an advanced column of Volunteers in the Howth gun-running of July 1914. He went on to hold important leadership positions during the 1916 Rising, in the Irish Volunteers and in Dail cabinets until his death in July 1922. Despite this, he is almost totally neglected in the history of this period. This is the first dedicated English-language biography to focus on this fascinating figure.Using new archival material from the Bureau of Military History, Fergus O'Farrell documents Brugha's career as a revolutionary. This closely-researched work examines Brugha's complex attitudes to violence as well as illuminating his commitment to political methods. Historians have previously stressed Brugha's commitment to militancy over politics and he has been portrayed as a strong advocate of violence and distrustful of politics. This simplistic outlook is here challenged, showing that Brugha sought to marry force with politics in the pursuit of Irish independence. Publisher
The making of Cathal Brugha -- Recover, Regroup, Rebuild: April 1916-November 1917 -- The Irish Volunteers' plan to assassinate the British Cabinet -- 1919: Politics and war -- 1920: 'The man with the quare name' -- 1921 -- Truce to Civil War
Fergus O'Farrell.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Brugha, Cathal
1874-1922
Revolutionaries
Ireland
Biography
Ireland
History
Easter Rising, 1916
Ireland
History
1910-1921
Ireland
Politics and government
1910-1921
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