FORMER Government Minister Jimmy Deenihan was on hand to launch a new book detailing the violence and divisions of the Civil War in Kerry.
Historian and author, Owen O’Shea signed copies of the book for people at the launch which was well attended.
The book offers new insights into the misery and mayhem of 1922-23, from the perspectives not only of the combatants who were involved in the fighting but also their families and the wider civilian population
Published by Merrion Press, it is available in bookshops next week priced at €19.99 and is also available online by clicking here.
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Based on newly researched archive accounts and testimonies, the immense trauma, hardship, poverty, ill-health and psychological scars of the families of those killed and injured is explored for the first time.
Also presented in the new book is a catalogue of the intimidation, destruction, crime and lawlessness which severely affected civilians who had no involvement in the war but suffered greatly, sometimes losing their lives. Scroll down for photos…
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