| #3347473 in Books | 2015-08-01 | Original language:English | 6.22 x1.06 x8.90l,1.08 | File type: PDF | 296 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| O'Donovan Rossa and his impact on the course of Irish history|By Cúlbaire|A brilliant account of the life of the old Fenian O'Donovan Rossa. It is extremely well researched and excellently written. Most people in Ireland have heard or know a little about Rossa but Dr McKennas book offers a deeper and more interesting insight into the man and the events of the time. Reall
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa died on June 29, 1915, in Staten Island, New York. On hearing of his death, Tom Clarke sent a transatlantic cable from Dublin to John Devoy in New York, with the simple message: "Send his body home at once." His funeral in Glasnevin Cemetery was one of the largest political funerals in Irish history, and is now accepted as the precursor to the Easter Rising. Patrick Pearse famously declared at Rossa's graveside, "The fools, the fools, the fools! ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa: Unrepentant Fenian | Shane Kenna. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
