The Easter Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916 [Paperback]

Conor Kostick (Author), Lorcan Collins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2000 | ISBN-10: 086278638X | ISBN-13: 978-0862786380

A vivid and entertaining guide to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. Defying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. The battle raged for six days and resulted in the destruction of many parts of Dublin city. The bloody executions of the leaders by the British after the Rising awakened a generation to the cause of Irish freedom. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Hear the sounds, smell the gunpowder and meet the main players, as the complexities of this dramatic episode in Irish history are explained in an accessible and concise fashion.

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'A short popular-style history of the event -- indeed a remarkably thorough one, in which we discovered events we had forgotten or not known, and found photographs that were new to us too -- but the arrangement by location rather than time means that the devout pilgrim or visitor is encouraged and helped to view the places of significance.' -- Books Ireland Books Ireland

About the Author

CONOR KOSTICK was a designer for the world's first live fantasy role-playing game, based in Peckforton Castle, Cheshire. He now resides in Dublin where he teaches medieval history at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of several historical, political and cultural works. Conor was also a reviewer for the Journal of Music in Ireland and was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union. Lorcan Collins studied Literature in UCD. He has had a lifelong interest in Irish history. With Conor Kostick he set up the 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour of Dublin on the eightieth anniversary of the Rising, details of which can be found at .

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: O'Brien Press (April 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086278638X
• ISBN-13: 978-0862786380
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,348,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hi, thanks for your interest in my books. Perhaps you want to know more about my background as a historian, or perhaps you are more interested in my fantasy fiction. To some extent both types of writing have their roots in the fact that I grew up in Chester, a walled city full of the remains of its Roman and Medieval past.
At nineteen I was lucky enough to get work in the world's first commericial live role-playing game, Treasure Trap, based in Peckforton Castle, Cheshire. At that time the great miners' strike of 1984-5 shook every nook and cranny of the country, including the secluded castle, and I found myself drawn from a world of fantasy into a world of class conflict and intense political debate. For many years after, I moved from major city to major city in the UK pausing only in Doncaster to work in a large tractor factory (Case International) to earn enough for my first computer and to start writing.
My dad is from Dublin and having always enjoyed my visits there it was often in my mind to move to Ireland. By a quirk of fate I've ended up living not too far from his family home.
Having obtained a doctorate in history from Trinity College I teach part-time there on the subject of the crusades and enjoy that as much as writing fantasy fiction. I live with my partner Aoife and baby daughter Maya. My current writing projects are Edda - which completes the trilogy begun with Epic and Saga - and a work of history on Strongbow and the coming of the Normans to Ireland.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of the 1916 Easter Rising, February 20, 2002

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The Easter Rising : A Guide to Dublin in 1916 by Conor Kostick and Lorcan Collins is simply a great book. Well-researched, well-written, and with fantastic photographs, anyone interested in Irish history should own this book. Make it a point, too, to take their Easter Rising walking tour, which meets at the International Bar. It is a highlight of any trip to Dublin. Well done, lads!