Table of Contents

Preface to first edition



Preface to 1996 edition



1 Celtic Communism



2 Feudalism



3 The Plantations



4 A Century of Unrest



5 The United Irishmen



6 Pioneers of Socialism



7 O'Connell - the Enemy Within



8 Marx, Engels and the Fenians



9 The People's War, 1879-82



10 The Rise of Organised Labour



11 The Dublin Lock-Out



12 'The Risen People'



13 The National Struggle



14 The Irish Free State



15 The Dictionary Republic



16 The Northern Revolution



Notes



Bibliography



Index

About the Author

Peter Berresford Ellis has written over thirty books of history and biography, including The Scottish Insurrection of 1820 (Gollancz/Pluto Press) and A Dictionary of Irish Mythology. He is also the editor of James Connolly: Selected Writings (Penguin/Pluto Press) and the author of the bestselling novel The Rising of the Moon. He lives in North London.

Reviews

'The curious but tangled relationship ... between labour and nationalism in Ireland has never been more clearly exposed.' Times Education Supplement'Takes on where Connolly left off.' Paul Foot, New Statesman'Berresford Ellis shows considerable skill in his study of recent debates.' Irish Times