{"product_id":"independence-memories-valerie-cox-9781529339857","title":"Independence Memories: A People's Portrait of the Early Days of the Irish Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PEOPLE'S PORTRAIT OF A PERIOD OF MOMENTOUS CHANGE IN IRISH HISTORY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependence Memories \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating social history, from living and inherited memory, of the period surrounding Irish Independence and the Civil War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was a time of violence, of death, of emigration, of families divided into pro- and anti-Treaty, Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. Against a tapestry of safe houses and mountain hide outs, people fell in love, raised families and laid the foundations of the country we live in now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe read the story of Galwayman Michael Feerick, who rode his white horse through the streets of Dunmore, shouting 'blackguards' at the Black and Tans. We meet the two Mollys, Dublin street traders and runners for Michael Collins, who sewed bullets into the hems of their long skirts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe relive the attack by the Black and Tans on the home of gamekeeper John Vahey and we hear from the Kavanagh family who were offered  1 for every year of the life of their 19-year-old daughter, Mary Ellen, shot dead in Buncrana. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd, memorably, 107-year-old M疂r? Hughes shares fascinating recollections of being kept in school in Killarney when there was an attack on the RIC barracks down the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wonderful compendium of stories and memories by Ireland's oldest citizens, from the much-loved author of \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up With Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529339855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529339857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.87d","brand":"Valerie Cox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058817626367,"sku":"9781529339857","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a44b1886-bb8c-4077-aa0e-8a1931323c86.jpg?v=1685054685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/independence-memories-valerie-cox-9781529339857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}