Art O'Brien

and Irish Nationalism in London, 1900-25

Art O'Brien
Mary MacDiarmada
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Hardback
h236 x 154mm - 224pg
19 Jun 2020 IRE
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9781846828546
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London-born and reared, Art O'Brien's journey from wealthy electrical engineer to leader of Irish militant nationalism in London was, by any measure, quite extraordinary. This book uses the life of O'Brien (1872-1949) as a central axis on which to construct an analysis of Irish nationalism in London from 1900 to 1925. O'Brien was a member of the Gaelic League, Sinn Fein, the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain. He also established a prisoner relief organization and had significant involvement in gun-running for the 1916 rising and the War of Independence. Appointed London envoy of Dail eireann in 1919, he was a close confidant of Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith and eamon de Valera and was a mediator in various peace initiatives between the British and Sinn Fein during 1920 and 1921. Yet, despite his extensive contribution to the Irish revolution, little is known of O'Brien's activities. Based on rigorous research in British and Irish archives, this book recounts the vital contribution O'Brien made to the prosecution of the Irish revolution. It also recounts the hitherto little-known story of Irish cultural, political and militant nationalism in London between 1900 and 1925.
Mary MacDiarmada completed a PhD at DCU and is currently a Research Fellow in the School of History and Geography there.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781846828546
Published: 19 Jun 2020
Published In: Ireland
Imprint: Four Courts Press
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 236mm
Width: 154mm
Pages: 224

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