A City in Turmoil: Dublin 1919-21

Synopsis

Uncovers Unknown And Neglected Aspects Of The Irish Revolution, Including The Role That The Bank Of Ireland Played In Keeping The City Solvent, The Rise Of The Municipal Reform Association To Challenge The Hegemony Of Sinn Fein And Labour, How One Of Ireland's Leading Businessmen Started Out As A Bagman For Michael Collins, And How, Ultimately, Many Dubliners Found It Easier To Sympathize With The Fight For The Republic Than Participate In Or Pay For It. --publisher Description. 1 A Victory Ball, 'a Regular Little Arsenal' And A Midnight Visit To Detective Headquarters 1 -- 2 'i Had No Revolver Myself And I Am Glad Now... As I Might Have Shot Some Of Them' 32 -- 3 'one Half Of The Population Is Wrong And The Other Isn't' 63 -- 4 'on Friday Evenings God Save The King Will Not Be Played' 90 -- 5 'not The Empire But The Irish Republic' 116 -- 6 'we Cannot Have A One Sided War' 146 -- 7 'that Night I Should Have Understood, And Forgiven, Any Act Of Reprisal By Our Men' 184 -- 8 'the Black And Tan Guards Are Decent To Us, And We Thought We Might As Well Order In A Drink For Them' 214 -- 9 'probably The Stupidest Tiling The Sinn Fein Ever Did' 246 -- 10 'in The Evening The Tricolour Was Everywhere ... Not In The Mean Streets Only But On Proud Houses In Professional Quarters' 282. Padraig Yeates. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.