Consumed in Freedom's Flame : A Novel of Ireland's Struggle for Freedom 1916-1921

by LIAM CATHAL

• ISBN13: 9780970415509
• ISBN10: 0970415508
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: St Padraic Pr

Summary

Consumed in Freedom's Flame is the exciting story of a fictional hero, Aran Roe O'Neill, and his resolute commitment to Ireland and its quest for independence. He personifies the courageous resistance of generations of Irishmen and women to English conquest, corruption and injustice. Together with a small group of other republicans, Aran fights for his nation's freedom during the early part of the twentieth century.

The story weaves fact and fiction around the exploits of this youthful Irishman and his adventurous friends from Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising to the ensuing Irish War of Independence. Theirs is the troubled and tormented account of Ireland's attempt to control its own destiny in the face of resolute British opposition and the intervention of Fate's cruel hand.

Table of Contents

Map of Ireland	ii
A Word to the Reader	ix
A Brief Historical Perspective	xi
Acknowledgements	xx
Part I The Irish Rebel
Trapped	3	(12)
Escape	15	(20)
Surrender	35	(12)
Indecision	47	(16)
Hiding	63	(16)
Fighting	79	(20)
Running	99	(20)
Murder	119	(12)
Westward	131	(16)
Home	147	(28)
Part II Terror, Tragedy & Triumph
Remembering	175	(20)
Escaping	195	(16)
Healing	211	(20)
Fleeing	231	(18)
Waiting	249	(20)
Returning	269	(22)
Rebelling	291	(22)
Torturing	313	(26)
Fighting	339	(32)
Losing & Winning	371	(36)
References	407	(4)
Historical Notes	411	(2)
Glossary	413	(4)
Selected Bibliography	417