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Paperback, published 2020 ( as part of the decade of Centenaries, this particular book was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Treacy's death in Dublin's Talbot Street in October 1920 .
Signed, undedicated by both authors to the title page.
Internally unmarked, but there are fold creases to the front cover.
This 160 page commemorative publication takes a fresh look at a man dubbed ‘The Greatest Fighter in Ireland’. Written by Niamh Hassett, daughter of the renowned late historian, John Hassett, and Daniel Jack, relative of Séumas Robinson who fought alongside Treacy and Dan Breen, it also features an insightful foreword by Cormac KH O’Malley, son of Ernie O’Malley, Seán’s friend and comrade in arms. Cormac states, ‘These men all knew the struggle that lay ahead of them, the personal and physical sacrifices… but there was an over-riding objective – an Ireland free of English control and an Ireland ruled by Irish men and women’.
This accessible publication covers Treacy’s early life and influences, major events in the struggle for Irish freedom including Soloheadbeg, Knocklong, daring attacks on barracks, the dramatic escape in Drumcondra and the tragic shoot-out in Talbot Street, Dublin in 1920. Both well- known freedom fighters and lesser-known characters lend their voices to the exciting narrative. Contemporary newspaper accounts and Treacy’s own words bring to life the dramatic struggle for freedom.
