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First Line Friday is a weekly feature and simple to do - grab the book nearest you and post the first line. Carrie hosts this over on her blog Reading is my Superpower.
Dublin's Four Courts have been the centre of legal life in Ireland for over two hundred years.
Happy Reading!
Sarah
Ooooh... I've read about that a bit in other books. That was a *nasty* fight! It's never a good idea to use artillery *inside* an urban area!! Looking forward to what you think of it. Naturally it was already on my Wish List.
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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.
Right? Yet they did. A lot. Absolute nightmare and what a mess. You'll like the book though, I'm sure. It's way beyond time for Ireland to be whole again and I wish they could just get on with it and be done already.
DeleteCool. I'll bump it up my Wish List. It reminds me of the reaction of the British during the Easter Rising. Not only did they use artillery in Dublin there was even talk (I think it was Churchill - typically) of using aircraft and poison gas.... Urban warfare is bad enough without WMDs!!
DeleteYes!! That they even considered it is insane to me, but that's how much of a threat they saw in these men who were determined to free their country.
DeleteHave you read any of the 16 Lives series yet? Lorcan Collins is a fantastic writer, I think I mentioned him when we've talk about this subject before; when we were in Ireland mom and I went on a 1916 Walking Tour. He has other books about Ireland's independence as well. And the tour was fantastic. He also wrote the book on James Connolly for the series, which I have yet to read any of because my library doesn't have them. He wrote the The Easter Rising: A Guide to 1916 Dublin with Conor Kostick, who also wrote the Michael O'Hanrahan book for the 16 Lives series.
I do have a few books - in various stacks - about 1916 and the Civil War, but not the Collins one(s). I think a few of his are on my Wish List.
DeleteIt's such a fascinating history. And to have a country STILL split in two after all this time is insane to me. I know a bit more about 1916 than the Civil War but that Four Courts book was really good. You'll have to let me know which Collins books you've got, when you have a chance.
DeleteSounds like it could be an interesting read. I don't know much about Ireland.
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I've been obsessed with Ireland since I was a kid. Usually the Middle Ages and such though. But in 2010 my mom and I went on the 1916 Walking Tour and it was fascinating. I've been trying to read everything I can about Ireland's fight for independence since then. I hope reunification happens in my life time. Ireland deserves to be whole.
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ReplyDeleteLife has been insanely crazy, so I am sorry for my tardiness in replying to everyone's Friday posts. But I'm here now. LOL. I hope life has been less crazy for you.
Anyway, I'm just getting into Once Upon a Boyband by Jenny Proctor. So far, it's super good!
"Laney waves as she pulls out of the parking lot, and I wave back, but I don't immediately follow her."
I hope you are having an excellent weekend full of rest and reading! 🙂❤️📚
I imagine our lives have been crazy for the same reason, with school being back in session! Happy Reading!
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