The stories of seven women whose husbands were executed following the 1916 Rising in Dublin.
Sinead McCoole is the author of two highly acclaimed non-fiction Irish history titles- Hazel- A Life of Lady Lavery (Lilliput Press 1996); No Ordinary Women- Irish Female Activists, 1900-1923 (O?Brien Press 2003) Other publications include Guns and Chiffon (1997); The Reseacher's Handbook (2000); and Passion and Politics (2010). Sinead has curated exhibitions on Irish history and Irish art at Dublin City Hugh Lane Gallery, including Society and Politics (1996); and Passion and Politics (2010); Kilmainham Jail's Robert Emmet Bi-centenary exhibition (2003) and Guns and Chiffon (1997) which toured in the US in 1998. She is currently the Director of the Jackie Clarke Collection.
"Arguably the most enjoyable book of the year. . . . Of the many
books that will be published to commemorate the Easter Rising’s
centenary in 2016, few will be as riveting as Sinéad McCoole’s
Easter Widows . . . heart-rending . . . fascinating."
*Irish Examiner*
"It is very unlikely that any of the books to be published about
the Rising will be as moving and as empathetic as Easter Widows. .
. . Her marvellous history combines the skills of the scrupulously
conscientious researcher and historian with the craft of the
storyteller and the art of the novelist."
*Books Ireland*
"Sinead McCoole's passion for her subject gives an energy to her
writing. Drawing on new research and skilfully weaving the skeins
of the seven stories together, she makes us think about the high
price paid by the women for their husbands' political dreams."
*The Independent*
"McCoole is on first-name terms with her subjects and moves
effortlessly among them. . . . Easter Widows, a worthy addition to
McCoole’s excellent back catalogue, is a valiant account of what
the women did for a country that has yet to live up to the 1916
ideal of equality between Irish men and Irish women."
*The Irish Times*
"It is very unlikely that any of the books to be published about
the Rising will be as moving and as empathetic as Easter Widows …
Her marvellous history combines the skills of the scrupulously
conscientious researcher and historian with the craft of the
storyteller and the art of the novelist."
*Books Ireland*
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