Freedom and the Fifth Commandment : Catholic priests and political violence in Ireland, 1919-21 /
By: Heffernan, Brian.
Publisher: Manchester, UK ; New York, NY : Manchester University Press, 2014Description: xiii, 290 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780719090486 (hardback); 9780719090486:; 0719090482 (hardback).Subject(s): Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Political activity -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Ten commandments -- Murder | Political violence -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Ireland -- History -- War of Independence, 1919-1921 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church | Ireland -- History -- War of Independence, 1919-1921 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic ChurchDDC classification: 941.50821Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 941.50821 HEF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0091882 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- [Part] I : obeying the law of God. In the old groove : traditional political alignments. The Fifth Commandment and the brand of Cain : condemnation from the pulpit. Interfering where they shouldn't : interaction with republicans -- [Part] II : Republican priests. Sinn Féin priests : support for Sinn Féin, the Dáil and local IRA units. Aiding and abetting : priests involved in the IRA campaign. Troublesome priests : responses to clerical support for republicanism -- [Part] III : priest and victim. British measures against the clergy. The reign of frightfulness : clerical responses to the British campaign. Preserving the peace : mediation, relief work and political activism -- Epilogue /
The guerilla war waged between the IRA and the crown forces between 1919 and 1921 was a pivotal episode in the modern history of Ireland. This book addresses the War of Independence from a new perspective by focusing on the attitude of a powerful social elite: the Catholic clergy.