The Singing Flame

by Ernie O'Malley, Cormac O'Malley (Editor)

Overview

On Another Man's Wound, O'Malley's account of his experiences during Ireland's War of Independence, was first published to instant acclaim in 1936 and was followed by his account of his experiences in the Civil War in The Singing Flame. O'Malley had reported directly to Michael Collins and Richard Mulcahy during the War of Independence and was appointed OC of the Second Southern Division, the second largest division of the IRA. When the Treaty with Britain was signed on 6 December 1921, diehard Republicans like O'Malley would not accept it. In the bitter Civil War that followed, O'Malley was in the Four Courts when it was attacked by the Free State army. Later he was OC of the Republicans in Ulster and Leinster. He was eventually captured and imprisoned until July 1924. He was one of the last Republican prisoners to be released. The Free Staters had won and O'Malley, feeling there was no place for him in this new Ireland, went to live in the USA where he wrote his memoirs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781170823
Publisher:	Mercier Press, Limited, The
Publication date:	04/01/2012
Series:	Ernie O'Malley Series , #2
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ernie O'Malley was a medical student in Dublin when the Easter Rising of 1916 broke out. Indifferent at first, his feelings changed as the struggle progressed and he rose to the rank of OC of the Second Southern Division during the War of Independence. He died in 1957 and was given a state funeral with full military honours. He is also the author of On Another Man's Wound and Raids and Rallies.
Ernie O'Malley was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, in 1897 and was prominent in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. He was for a time editor of The Bell, and was a close friend and supporter of Jack B. Yeats. Ernie O'Malley was given a State funeral with full military honors when he died in Dublin in March 1957.
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The second book in Ernie O'Malley's memoirs of the War of Independence and Civil War in 1920s Ireland.

On Another Man's Wound, O'Malley's account of his experiences during Ireland's War of Independence, was first published to instant acclaim in 1936 and was followed by his account of his experiences in the Civil War in The Singing Flame. O'Malley had reported directly to Michael Collins and Richard Mulcahy during the War of Independence and was appointed OC of the Second Southern Division, the second largest division of the IRA. When the Treaty with Britain was signed on 6 December 1921, diehard Republicans like O'Malley would not accept it. In the bitter Civil War that followed, O'Malley was in the Four Courts when it was attacked by the Free State army. Later he was OC of the Republicans in Ulster and Leinster. He was eventually captured and imprisoned until July 1924. He was one of the last Republican prisoners to be released. The Free Staters had won and O'Malley, feeling there was no place for him in this new Ireland, went to live in the USA where he wrote his memoirs.

Ernie O'Malley was a medical student in Dublin when the Easter Rising of 1916 broke out. Indifferent at first, his feelings changed as the struggle progressed and he rose to the rank of OC of the Second Southern Division during the War of Independence. He died in 1957 and was given a state funeral with full military honours. He is also the author of On Another Man's Wound and Raids and Rallies.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Abbreviations 9

Introduction Frances-Mary Blake 11

1 July to October 1921 23

2 November to December 1921 39

3 December 1921 to March 1922 58

4 March to April 1922 83

5 April to June 1922 99

6 Late June 1922 120

7 28 to 30 June 1922 141

8 July 1922 166

9 July to September 1922 185

10 September to October 1922 206

11 November to December 1922 229

12 December 1922 to April 1923 258

13 April to August 1923 284

14 August to October 1923 302

15 October to November 1923 320

16 December 1923 to March 1924 335

17 April to July 1924 346

Irish Words and Phrases 370

Chronology 1921-1924 371

Ira Military Positions from 1921-1923 374

Index 379