James Connolly

A Revolutionary Life

Lorcan Collins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd

Publishing:8th Feb '27

£16.99

This title is due to be published on 8th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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James Connolly believed in a day when socialism and nationalism would rise together and Ireland would be free.

Born in Edinburgh in 1868, James Connolly moved to Dublin in 1896 and founded the Irish Socialist Republican Party and the Workers’ Republic newspaper. He lectured and campaigned for socialism in the US, where he also organised for the Industrial Workers of the World. In 1913 he stood with Jim Larkin in the fight for workers’ rights during the Lockout in Dublin.

A founder of the Irish Citizen Army, he conspired to overthrow British rule in Ireland. He was appointed commandant-general of the Dublin Division of the Army of the Irish Republic during the Easter Rising 1916. Despite being severely wounded, Connolly was executed in Kilmainham Gaol on 12 May 1916.

a rattling good read

-- Dublin Review of Books

these biographies are invaluable in painting a portrait of the real people behind the names

-- Books Ireland

well-written ... an auspicious start to the new series

-- The Irish Catholic

remarkably fresh and enjoyably written, and very much in an accessible spirit

-- comeheretome

Collins sets a high tone ... well-researched portrayal of the man

-- Northside People

a remarkable series ... gives readers a valuable insight into the men who were executed for their part in the 1916 Rising

-- Northside People

Two new series from Irish publishers are targeted more particularly at the 1916 Rising. The O’Brien Press offers the more structured series, 16 Lives, complete with attractive marketing materials and a high profile launch in the GPO in Dublin

-- Irish Publishing News

an epic new series of books ... O’Brien Press is first off the 1916 centenary mark with 16 Lives ... it is early days but 16 Lives has set the bar for the run into 2016

-- RTE G

ISBN: 9781788497114

Dimensions: 225mm x 155mm x 19mm

Weight: unknown

304 pages

2nd New edition