A Policeman's Ireland
Subtitle: Recollections of Samuel Waters, R.I.C. (Irish Narrative Series)
Contributors: Stephen Ball (Editor); David Fitzpatrick (Series Editor)
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: May 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781859181898
Subjects: Biography: historical; Biography: political; British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Other prose: from c 1900 -; Police & security services; Political activism; Waters, Samuel,; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Criminology; Ireland - History; Police Science; Police; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: World; Ireland; Europe - Ireland; Historical - British; History / Ireland; 19th century; Royal Irish Constabulary; 1846-1936; Biography
First sentence: The history of my life - I wonder!
Description: "Samuel Waters followed his father and grandfather into the Irish Constabulary, rising from district inspector in 1866 to assistant inspector-general. His colourful and unembittered recollections encompass the Fenian rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection, after which he retired to Skerries." "These memoirs illuminate the intelligence work of the RIC, as well as the social and sporting compensations of a policeman's life in all four provinces. Waters records unexpectedly friendly interactions between police and army in which he had to restrain a group of Fenian fans from beating up his military opponents."--BOOK JACKET.