Curious Journey: An Oral History of Ireland's Unfinished RevolutionA journey through the recent history of Ireland, viewing events from the perspective of avowed repubicans. The authors have interviewed nine Irish veterans who have lived through the Gaelic renaissance, the Easter Rising, the guerilla war against the British, and the subsequent civil war. |
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... Brighid Lyons Thornton . Patriot and Doctor of Medicine . A youthful feminine quality still tumbles out of her . Like the rest she has never wavered ever about the importance to her country of the removal of the British . - Though an ...
... Brighid Lyons Thornton . Patriot and Doctor of Medicine . A youthful feminine quality still tumbles out of her . Like the rest she has never wavered ever about the importance to her country of the removal of the British . - Though an ...
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... Brighid Lyons Thornton was drawn into them . BRIGHID LYONS THORNTON : I'd gone one evening to my aunt's place here in Dublin for tea and when I was there this man came in . A friend of mine was with him and he said to me , ' You know ...
... Brighid Lyons Thornton was drawn into them . BRIGHID LYONS THORNTON : I'd gone one evening to my aunt's place here in Dublin for tea and when I was there this man came in . A friend of mine was with him and he said to me , ' You know ...
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... Brighid Lyons , 8-9 , 12-13 , 15-16 , 23-4 , 34 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 53 , 59-61 , 67-8 , 70 , 74-5 , 76-8 , 81 , 84-5 , 98 , 102–3 , 107–9 , 160 , 198-200 , 212-14 , 216 , 234 , 263-4 , 319-21 Thornton , Edward , 320 Thornton , Frank , 134 ...
... Brighid Lyons , 8-9 , 12-13 , 15-16 , 23-4 , 34 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 53 , 59-61 , 67-8 , 70 , 74-5 , 76-8 , 81 , 84-5 , 98 , 102–3 , 107–9 , 160 , 198-200 , 212-14 , 216 , 234 , 263-4 , 319-21 Thornton , Edward , 320 Thornton , Frank , 134 ...
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