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 -- 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 -- 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.
Summary
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.
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