Armagh

The Irish Revolution, 1912-23

Donal Hall & Eoin Magennis

"The fifteenth volume in this excellently researched and wonderfully presented series of county histories of the Irish revolutionary, Armagh, is of particular importance to our understanding not only of the period, but of a tumultuous era in the living memory of most of the residents of the island of Ireland over forty years of age, the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1998 ... This is an important work that is highly recommended, as is the series, to any student of modern Irish history." Ireland's Genealogical Gazette, Genealogical Society of Ireland, April 2024

“The Armagh book is a well-researched body of work using an impressive range of sources. The text follows the familiar chronological template, looking at the Home Rule crisis, the First World War, the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence, the Treaty and the Civil War. Interwoven within the chapters are discussions on the labour movement, feminism and social and economic history. It is a huge undertaking to cover such a diversity of topics in a relatively short publication, just 124 pages. Nevertheless, that neat chronological structure, with relatively short chapters, makes things digestible for the expert and lay reader alike … Overall, this is a very impressive publication with innovative use of sources”. Patrick Mulroe, History Ireland, September-October 2024