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Tom Barry

IRA Freedom Fighter

By: Meda Ryan

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Tom Barry: IRA Freedom Fighter chronicles the action-packed life of the Commander of the Third West Cork Flying Column, including the decisive Kilmichael ambush and the controversy regarding sectarianism during the 1920–22 period. Author, Meda Ryan, details his involvement on the fringes of the Treaty negotiations; his Republican activities during the Civil War; his engagement in the cease-fire/dump-arms deal of 1923; his term as the IRA's Chief of Staff and his participation in IRA conflicts in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and right up to his death in 1980. Includes an extensive body of primary source material, including Tom Barry's papers,

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856357325

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9781856357326

The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

By: Meda Ryan

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The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

By: Meda Ryan

Liam Lynch, Chief-of-Staff of the IRA, was known as 'The Chief' among Republicans, particularly in the First Southern Division. Many of his comrades have wondered why he did not get the recognition he deserved, even though he had been offered the position of Commander-in-Chief of the army in December 1921. Some felt that in the documentation of history, de Valera overshadowed him, while others thought that because of the firm stand he took in holding out for a republic, his deeds of bravery, especially before the Civil War, were downgraded. This is his story.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856358917

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Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

By: Meda Ryan

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Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

By: Meda Ryan

Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied for Ireland is the first book to concentrate on the crucial role played by women in Collins's personal and working life. From his boyhood in an overwhelmingly female household in West Cork, women brought out the best in him and he brought out the best in them. Susan Killeen, his first girlfriend, remained a steadfast ally throughout his life. From 1917, his girlfriend, Madeline (Dilly) Dicker, helped to ease the burden of his huge workload as well as acting as a secret agent. Society ladies Moya Llewelyn Davies and Lady Hazel Lavery were conduits between Collins and the British Establishment and active participants in his work of espionage. In the final years of his life the true romantic passion between him and Kitty Kiernan is testified to by their frequent correspondence.These women, and many others who participated in the national struggle, women such as Kathleen Clarke, Leslie Price, Peg Barrett, Nancy O'Brien, Madge Hales and Collins' sister Mary Collins Powell, are woven into this fascinating narrative of Collins' life.

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1856358607

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9781856358606

Thomas Kent

16Lives

By: Meda Ryan

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Thomas Kent

16Lives

By: Meda Ryan

Born in 1865 into a farming family of Fenian tradition near Fermoy in Co. Cork, Thomas Kent became involved in the Land League in the 1880s and lived for a time in Boston, where he was active in Irish cultural organisations. In 1889, back in Ireland he joined the fight against injustices and evictions and was imprisoned several times for his part in orchestrating a boycotting campaign. Dedicated to freeing Ireland, Thomas and his brothers mobilised in Co. Cork at Easter 1916 and waited in vain for direct orders from Dublin headquarters. During a gunfight at their home – the only fighting to take place in Co. Cork – a policeman and Thomas's brother Richard were killed. Thomas was charged with 'taking part in an armed rebellion' and sentenced to death. He was executed by firing squad in Cork Barracks on 9 May 1916. Meda Ryan's biography shines light on a man who was 'Ireland's forgotten patriot' until a state funeral over ninety-nine years after his death, in September 2015.

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The O'Brien Press Ltd

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1847178596

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Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

By: Meda Ryan

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Tom Barry

IRA Freedom Fighter

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IRA Freedom Fighter

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Refugee Learner Experiences. A Case Study of Zimbabwean Refugee Children

By: Lawrence Meda

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Refugee Learner Experiences. A Case Study of Zimbabwean Refugee Children

By: Lawrence Meda

This study is a presentation of Zimbabwean refugee learner experiences. Children escaped political persecution and economic problems which affected Zimbabwe in the year 2008. Many of these children were abused and witnessed traumatic experiences, their close relatives and neighbours being executed in cold blood. This study was guided by three critical questions: i) who are the Zimbabwean refugee learners? ii) what were Zimbabwean refugee learners’ migration experiences? and iii) what were Zimbabwean refugee learners’ school experiences? The study employed Bronfenbrenner’s Social Ecological Model as its overarching theoretical framework. Each stage of the refugee experience was described at each point in time.

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Anchor Academic Publishing

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3960676670

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Beyond Bad Girls

Gender, Violence and Hype

By: Meda Chesney-Lind,Katherine Irwin

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Beyond Bad Girls

Gender, Violence and Hype

By: Meda Chesney-Lind,Katherine Irwin

In this important new work, two respected criminologists challenge the characterization of the new 'bad girl' arguing that it is only a new attempt to punish girls who are not the stereotypical depiction of good. Through interviews with young women, educators and people in the criminal justice system, Beyond Bad Girls exposes the formal and informal systems of socio-cultural control imposed on girls.

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Routledge

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1134000464

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Biddy Early

The Wise Woman of Clare

By: Meda Ryan

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Biddy Early

The Wise Woman of Clare

By: Meda Ryan

Biddy Early, a mysterious woman from Clare, Ireland was a mystic or witch, her extraordinary abilities sparked tales of cures, prophecies, and spells. Her magic cloaked bottle, served as a tool of clairvoyance, shrouding her life in mystery.

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1856353168

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Biddy Early

The Wise Woman of Clare

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The Wise Woman of Clare

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The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

By: Meda Ryan

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Thomas Kent

16Lives

By: Meda Ryan

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16Lives

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Biddy Early

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Biddy Early

By: Meda Ryan

Nestling between the Clare hills and overlooking Kilbarron Lake stands a two-roomed thatched cottage, once the home of a notorious red-headed woman called Biddy Early. Arguments still persist as to whether Biddy was a witch or a person of God, because she possessed powers and natural gifts beyond the comprehension of those who knew her personally. To this day, the very mention of her name in any part of Ireland, especially County Clare, releases an astonishing flood of stories, cures, prophecies, warnings and broken spells.

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0853425515

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Book's by Meda Ryan

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Tom Barry

The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

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Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

Thomas Kent

Thomas Kent

Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

Tom Barry

Tom Barry

Refugee Learner Experiences. A Case Study of Zimbabwean Refugee Children

Refugee Learner Experiences. A Case Study of Zimbabwean Refugee Children

Beyond Bad Girls

Beyond Bad Girls

Biddy Early

Biddy Early

Biddy Early

Biddy Early

The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

The Real Chief - Liam Lynch

Thomas Kent

Thomas Kent

Biddy Early

Biddy Early

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