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During the War of Independence, faced with an insurrection, the British introduced increasingly harsh penalties for suspected republicans, including internment without trial. This led to the incarceration of thousands in camps around the country and this unique book contains a list of names of some 1,500 internees in the Curragh camps alone.
About the author
James Durney is a graduate of NUI Maynooth and an award-winning author of twenty-two books on Irish history. He works in Co. Kildare's Local Studies, Genealogy and Archives Department, based in Newbridge Library, and was Historian in Residence for Co.Kildare's Decade of Commemorations Committee from 2015 to 2017.
Summary
During the War of Independence, faced with an insurrection, the British introduced increasingly harsh penalties for suspected republicans, including internment without trial. This led to the incarceration of thousands in camps around the country and this unique book contains a list of names of some 1,500 internees in the Curragh camps alone.
