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    The Flame and the Candle

    By Dominic Price

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    This is the story of Mayo men and women active during the War of Independence and the Civil War, a story largely untold or forgotten. Throughout, there is an attempt at real insight into the lives of participants. The establishment and acceptance of the Garda Síochána and how Mayo adapted to peace while hundreds of Mayo men and women were still imprisoned is explored. The myth that little or nothing happened in Mayo during these troubled times is dispelled forever. • First factual account of War of Independence and Civil War in Mayo • This book is explosive (Taoiseach Enda Kenny, at the launch of the book) •

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Collins Press
    Release dateMar 7, 2012
    ISBN9781848899513
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      This is a very interesting and readable book. I had never before read a book about the War of Independence and the Civil War in County Mayo. It follows a similar pattern to other individual works of Connacht counties such as Farry’s “Aftermath of Revolution” and O Gadhra’s “Civil War in Connacht” in this area. The reader is provided with portraits of the main protagonists both political and military in the county during the time from both the Irish and British sides and then the protagonists of the Civil War are analysed also. The book is very well referenced and written throughout and provides the reader with an interesting reading list for future reading in the area.