Out of the dark, 1914-1918
Subtitle: South Dubliners who fell in the Great War
By: Ken Kinsella
Publisher: Merrion
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Sallins, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9781908928597; 9781908928603; 9781908928610
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Soldiers; History
Other titles: South Dubliners who fell in the Great War
Description: This timely and compelling book records the experiences of Irishmen from South County Dublin who fought in World War I, while also accounting for the lives of their families who remained at home. Principally a social history, the main body of the book is broken up into seven chapters that each disclose the history of a particular district in South Dublin. These local histories expand upon the background of the families subsequently related, providing a fascinating portrait of the lives that soldiers left behind. The Roll of Honor covers individuals with riveting life stories and tales of anecdotal intrigue. Families of interesting power and wealth are included, such as the great merchant families of Dublin at the time: the Dockrells, Findlaters, Lees, Martins, and McCormicks. The book also provides an illuminating history of Ireland's involvement in World War I generally, and how the war and its fighters have been subsequently recognized within Irish society. Reasons for enlistment, the effect of Gallipoli and the Easter Rising, as well as examples of how ex-British servicemen were treated when they returned home to Ireland following the end of the war - all are accounted for in this fascinating history that highlights the enduring contentions related to Ireland's involvement in 'the Great War.'--dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-423) and index.
Table of contents: title: Enlistments; title: Barnacullia, Kilgobbin and Stepaside; title: Golden Ball and Kilternan; title: Dundrum, Tathmines, Rathgar, Sandyford and Windy Arbour; title: Carrickmines and Foxrock; title: Brennanstown, Cabinteely and Shankill; title: Blackrock, Newtownpark and Stillorgan; title: Dalkey and Kingstown.