Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byJohn O'Beirne Ranelagh.
THE IRISH REPUBLICAN BROTHERHOOD 1914–1924 John O'Beirne Ranelagh
‘A determined effort to stamp out this dangerous body, versed as it has always been in murder and intrigue, might have cost many lives but would have freed Ireland from a terror whence no good thing can come …’
This description of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) by the head of the Irish post office after the 1916 Rising encapsulates the importance of an organisation without which there would have been no Rising, no IRA and no War of Independence. Yet its legacy remained obscured by the intense secrecy under which it operated, until now.
In The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1914–1924, John O’Beirne Ranelagh lifts the veil on the fascinating story of the IRB during the most critical phase of its campaign for Irish independence. With a father who was a member of the IRB and took part in the Easter Rising, War of Independence and the Civil War as an anti-Treaty officer, he had unique access to the generation of men and women who populated its ranks, many of whom refused to be interviewed by anyone else. Using personal testimonies from almost 100 key figures he interviewed, such as Éamon de Valera, Emmet Dalton and Moss Twomey, as well as new archival material, Ranelagh unravels the true influence of the organisation to which Michael Collins pledged his foremost loyalty.
An enthralling exploration of secret societies, political manoeuvres and personal sacrifices, this book casts new light on a pivotal chapter in Ireland’s quest for independence. This is the hitherto unpublished chapter in modern Irish history.
Hardback • €29.99 | £27.99 • 480 pages • 234 mm x 153 mm • 9781785374944
John O’Beirne Ranelaghis a member of the Wicklow Byrnes family and read Modern History at Christ Church, Oxford. His father was in the IRB and IRA. John has interviewed 105 participants of the 1914–24 period, including the sole survivor of the 1916 IRB Supreme Council. He is the author of several books, including The Agency: The Rise and Decline of the CIA (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year). He was associate producer of Robert Kee’s prize-winning BBC/ RTÉ series Ireland: A Television History and brought the Gay Byrne Show to British television.
Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byJohn O'Beirne Ranelagh.
THE IRISH REPUBLICAN BROTHERHOOD 1914–1924 John O'Beirne Ranelagh
‘A determined effort to stamp out this dangerous body, versed as it has always been in murder and intrigue, might have cost many lives but would have freed Ireland from a terror whence no good thing can come …’
This description of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) by the head of the Irish post office after the 1916 Rising encapsulates the importance of an organisation without which there would have been no Rising, no IRA and no War of Independence. Yet its legacy remained obscured by the intense secrecy under which it operated, until now.
In The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1914–1924, John O’Beirne Ranelagh lifts the veil on the fascinating story of the IRB during the most critical phase of its campaign for Irish independence. With a father who was a member of the IRB and took part in the Easter Rising, War of Independence and the Civil War as an anti-Treaty officer, he had unique access to the generation of men and women who populated its ranks, many of whom refused to be interviewed by anyone else. Using personal testimonies from almost 100 key figures he interviewed, such as Éamon de Valera, Emmet Dalton and Moss Twomey, as well as new archival material, Ranelagh unravels the true influence of the organisation to which Michael Collins pledged his foremost loyalty.
An enthralling exploration of secret societies, political manoeuvres and personal sacrifices, this book casts new light on a pivotal chapter in Ireland’s quest for independence. This is the hitherto unpublished chapter in modern Irish history.
Hardback • €29.99 | £27.99 • 480 pages • 234 mm x 153 mm • 9781785374944
John O’Beirne Ranelaghis a member of the Wicklow Byrnes family and read Modern History at Christ Church, Oxford. His father was in the IRB and IRA. John has interviewed 105 participants of the 1914–24 period, including the sole survivor of the 1916 IRB Supreme Council. He is the author of several books, including The Agency: The Rise and Decline of the CIA (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year). He was associate producer of Robert Kee’s prize-winning BBC/ RTÉ series Ireland: A Television History and brought the Gay Byrne Show to British television.
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
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