Voices from the Easter Rising is a compelling collection of eyewitness
accounts of the events of Easter Week 1916, and details how the Rising
unfolded in Dublin and in a range of other Irish cities, towns and
villages. Extraordinary first-hand testimonies from the ranks of the
Irish Volunteers, the Citizen Army, Cumman na mBan, ordinary members of
the public, and civil servants along with the perspectives of Dublin
Castle civil servants alongside their counterparts within the British
administration, reveal how the streets of Dublin and the lives of its
citizens were completely altered. For those seeking an accurate
understanding of how the events of Easter Week actually took place, this
is essential reading. These dramatic first-hand narratives undercut the
gender divide, provide an invaluable insight into this period and
provide the reader with the most direct portrayal of the actions of the
revolutionaries and the forces they raged against. Though the action
beyond Dublin was sporadic, it nevertheless served as a riveting
precursor to the fighting that was soon to be waged in the War of
Independence. This book gives voice once more to the protagonists beyond
the pantheon of martyrs, providing a new understanding of this
epoch-making event that was to shape the course of modern Irish history.
[Subject: Irish History, History]
