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Whose Blood Was on Their Hands, and Why? Family Narrative and the Records of the Irish Revolution, 1919-1923


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Eunan OHalpin, the Bank of Ireland Professor of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College, Dublin, walks through the recent efforts of his research team to detail every violent death that occurred during and after the Irish War for Independence. To illustrate the discoveries his team has made, OHalpin reveals details from his own familys exploits during this time period.
At Trinity, OHalpin is also director of the Centre for Contemporary Irish History and a member of the executive committee of the Institute for International Integration Studies. He is the author of five books including Defending Ireland: The Irish State and Its Enemies Since 1922 (Oxford, 1999).
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