Merrion Press 🔖 has published a new book by James Durney.

BOYHOOD'S FIRE
Na Fianna Éireann at War, 1916-1986

James Durney

A compelling new history of Na Fianna Éireann, revealing how Ireland’s youngest revolutionaries shaped key events from the Easter Rising to the Troubles.
On 24 April 1916, 1,600 revolutionaries assembled in Dublin and declared an Irish Republic. Among those who advanced on the city’s strategic strongholds were boys of Na Fianna Éireann, the youth wing of the Irish Volunteers. They took part in every major action that week, and four were killed, including fourteen-year-old Seán Healy, the Rising’s youngest fatality.
Boyhood’s Fire is a gripping account of those young warriors who helped shape Ireland’s fight for freedom. From the chaos of Easter Week, through the War of Independence and Civil War, to the streets of Belfast and Derry in 1969, successive generations of youth were forged in the fire of revolution.
Drawing on vivid first-hand testimony and original research, James Durney delivers a powerful, fast-paced history of youth in revolt, uncovering the forgotten faces behind Ireland’s long fight for freedom.
Paperback • €18.99|£17.99 • 272 pages • 215mm x 135mm • 9781785376016
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Merrion Press 🔖 has published a new book by James Durney.

BOYHOOD'S FIRE
Na Fianna Éireann at War, 1916-1986

James Durney

A compelling new history of Na Fianna Éireann, revealing how Ireland’s youngest revolutionaries shaped key events from the Easter Rising to the Troubles.
On 24 April 1916, 1,600 revolutionaries assembled in Dublin and declared an Irish Republic. Among those who advanced on the city’s strategic strongholds were boys of Na Fianna Éireann, the youth wing of the Irish Volunteers. They took part in every major action that week, and four were killed, including fourteen-year-old Seán Healy, the Rising’s youngest fatality.
Boyhood’s Fire is a gripping account of those young warriors who helped shape Ireland’s fight for freedom. From the chaos of Easter Week, through the War of Independence and Civil War, to the streets of Belfast and Derry in 1969, successive generations of youth were forged in the fire of revolution.
Drawing on vivid first-hand testimony and original research, James Durney delivers a powerful, fast-paced history of youth in revolt, uncovering the forgotten faces behind Ireland’s long fight for freedom.
Paperback • €18.99|£17.99 • 272 pages • 215mm x 135mm • 9781785376016
Get your copy

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