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Supreme Sacrifice: The Story of Eamonn Ceannt, 1881-1916 [Paperback]

William Henry (Author)

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Publication Date: Jun 2005 | ISBN-10: 1856354660 | ISBN-13: 978-1856354660
Supreme Sacrifice charts the life of Eamonn Ceannt from his schooldays in Co. Galway right through to his execution on 7 May 1916 in Dublin. It explores such areas as: his youth and family; his love of and contribution to the Irish language; his time at UCD and working as a clerk in the treasury department of Dublin corporation; his introduction to various Irish nationalist movements; his part in the Howth gun-running plot; the planning of the 1916 Rising; his execution in May 1916

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: The Mercier Press Ltd (Jun 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1856354660
  • ISBN-13: 978-1856354660
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 1 x 23.5 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 112,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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William Henry is a local historian, archaeologist and author from Galway city. His previous books include The Shimmering Waste, the Life and Times of Robert O'Hara Burke, St Cleran's, the Story of a Manor House and Fields of Slaughter, the Battle of Knockdoe 1504.

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