That Irishman : The Life and Times of John O'Connor Power

That Irishman : The Life and Times of John O'Connor Power

Jane Stanford

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FörlagTHP Ireland
ISBN9780750956093

The story of John O'Connor Power is the story of Ireland's struggle for nationhood itself. Born into poverty in Ballinasloe in 1846, O'Connor Power spent much of his childhood in the workhouse. From here he rose rapidly through the ranks of the Fenian Movement to become a leading member of the Supre