Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary

"In a very real sense, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh can... be said to be the last, or one of the last Irish Republicans. Studies of the Provisional movement to date have invariably focused more on the Northerners and the role of people like Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. But an understanding of them is not possible without appreciating where they came from and from what tradition they have broken. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh is that tradition and that is why this account of his life and politics is so important." ―from the foreword by Ed Moloney, author of A Secret History of the IRA
At his death in 2013, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh remained a divisive and influential figure in Irish politics and the Irish Republican movement. He was the first person to serve as chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army, as president of the political party Sinn Féin, and to have been elected, as an abstentionist, to the Dublin parliament. He was a prominent, uncompromising, and articulate spokesperson of those Irish Republicans who questioned the peace process in Northern Ireland. His concern was rooted in his analysis of Irish history and his belief that the peace process would not achieve peace. He believed that it would support the continued partition of Ireland and result in continued, inevitable, conflict.
The child of Irish Republican veterans, Ó Brádaigh led IRA raids, was arrested and interned, escaped and lived "on the run," and even spent a period of time on a hunger strike. Because he was an effective spokesman for the Irish Republican cause, he was at different times excluded from Northern Ireland, Britain, the United States, and Canada. He was also a key figure in the secret negotiation of a bilateral IRA-British truce in the mid-1970s.
In a brief afterword for this new edition, author Robert W. White addresses Ó Brádaigh's continuing influence on the Irish Republican Movement, including the ongoing "dissident" campaign. Whether for good or bad, this ongoing dissident activity is a part of Ruairí Ó Brádaigh's enduring legacy.

Biographies & Memoirs

ROBERT W. WHITE

Historical

Indiana University Press

Fourth Edition. Authors Robert White & Norman Watt

The Abnormal Personality, 4th Edition

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Book ships directly from Amazon warehouse. Happy shopping.

A Witness for Eleanor Dare: The Final Chapter in a 400 Year Old Mystery

Lexikos Pub

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by ROBERT W. WHITE. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by ROBERT W. WHITE

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by ROBERT W. WHITE. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh: The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary

The Abnormal Personality, 4th Edition

A Witness for Eleanor Dare: The Final Chapter in a 400 Year Old Mystery