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We Declare - Landmark Documents In Irelands History
Spanning 1500 years of history, We Declare is a compelling collection of treaties, letters, diary entries, forgeries and manifestos that tells of the making of modern Ireland. Full of propaganda and idealism, bluster and courage, thwarted expectations and stunning achievements, this is no dry archive of bureaucracy but the paper trail that chronicles the struggle for a nation.
Presented in chronological order and embellished with images of the actual documents alongside transcripts of the key passages, each chapter of this book explains the background and impact of the words that have shaped Irish history.
Early chapters show the efforts of the British monarchs and governments to establish their authority in Ireland and the efforts of Irishmen to resist. Later ones record the
creation of the newly independent Irish state, from its controversial beginnings with the Anglo-Irish treaty to the five-line Act to establish the Republic, and ultimately the peacemaking Good Friday Agreement. Here too are documents that have helped create the Irish national identity, be they the letters of Swift or the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Others, like the heart-rending account of the Famine in Cork, the war diary of an Irish soldier at the Somme or Donall MacAmhlaigh's candid description of his life as a labourer in post-war England, are gripping snapshots of their times. Also included are many documents of which the names are well known or even infamous, such as Lord Stanley's letter on Irish education or the 'American Note' sent during the
Emergency, but the texts of which few have - until now - had the opportunity to read. Taken together, these documents tell the story of Ireland, from St Patrick- via Parnell, Pearse and de Valera - to Roy Keane.
creation of the newly independent Irish state, from its controversial beginnings with the Anglo-Irish treaty to the five-line Act to establish the Republic, and ultimately the peacemaking Good Friday Agreement. Here too are documents that have helped create the Irish national identity, be they the letters of Swift or the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Others, like the heart-rending account of the Famine in Cork, the war diary of an Irish soldier at the Somme or Donall MacAmhlaigh's candid description of his life as a labourer in post-war England, are gripping snapshots of their times. Also included are many documents of which the names are well known or even infamous, such as Lord Stanley's letter on Irish education or the 'American Note' sent during the
Emergency, but the texts of which few have - until now - had the opportunity to read. Taken together, these documents tell the story of Ireland, from St Patrick- via Parnell, Pearse and de Valera - to Roy Keane.
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