The untold stories of some of the men and women of Co. Kerry who gave their all in Ireland’s fight for independence. In Fighting for the Cause well-known Kerry historian Tim Horgan tells the stories of some of the Kingdom’s extraordinary men and women who fought for an Irish Republic.
They include the Fenian Jerry O’Sullivan, who blew up a wall of Clerkenwell prison in 1867 in an attempt to free two prisoners. Also Bridget Gleeson and Nora Brosnan, who were both incarcerated for their Republican activities.
John Cronin, whose attacks on the British forces in 1920 were so audacious that he was considered a maverick by his own brigade commanders.
Pat Allman, who was hidden above the Gap of Dunloe to recover from bullet wounds sustained in a fight with Free State forces.
This is a valuable book dealing with Kerry’s Republican past. Tim Horgan deserves huge recognition for compiling this history which could otherwise well have been lost forever.