In her long struggle for independence, Ireland had one vital weapon that the British neither p;ossessed nor fully appreciated and, as the shots of her battle for Independence rang out, the rebel forces perfected its use with deadly consequences.  

Eventually Ireland acquired almost 15.000 of these weapons.  Some of them fell into Britain's or her agents' hands, some remained neutral, but the vast majority were in Irish nationalist hands and without them, Ireland might not be as free, as she is today:  That weapon was the Public House and its ammunition was the publican, the building itself where the licensee traded and the bar staff who maintained this weapon.

Without the public house Ireland could well be still part of the British Empire.  In this overview of the role of alcohol in the war for Irish independence, author and historian Eddie Bohan rraces the vital place of the Irish pub as a meeting place, a safe house and even as banker for the Irish revolution.

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ISBN/EAN 9781908056900
Author Eddie Bohan
Publisher Kilmainham Tales
Publication date 1 Sep 2020
Format Paperback
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Thirst for Freedom

Alcohol and the battle for Irish independence.

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