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    From Suir to Jarama
    From Suir to Jarama
    From Suir to Jarama
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    From Suir to Jarama

    By Liam Cahill

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    'A wonderful, beautifully written and important book'

    -     John MacKenna (Writer and Broadcaster)

    This is history as you have never experienced it before. The Spanish Civil War. 1937.

    Hear the high-velocity bullets as they whiz past you, the frightening rattl

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrla Kelly Publishing
    Release dateSep 10, 2021
    ISBN9781914225635
    From Suir to Jarama
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    Liam Cahill

    Liam Cahill lectures and writes extensively on Irish labour history and contemporary issues. He is a lifelong trade unionist and has held many representative positions in the Labour movement from branch to national level. A former Industrial Reporter, Economics Correspondent and Political Correspondent with RTÉ, Ireland's public broadcaster, he has worked as a public servant and as adviser in government, politics, the private sector and with campaign groups.He founded and, for many years, edited a popular web site 'An Fear Rua - The GAA Unplugged!' and is currently an active and influential presence for progressive values on social media. In 2017, he completed the Certificate in Creative and Non-Creative Writing for Publication from Maynooth University.Author of 'Forgotten Revolution, The Limerick Soviet 1919' (O'Brien Press, 1990) and 'Forgotten Revolution, The Limerick Soviet 1919 [Centenary Edition] (Orla Kelly Publishing, 2019).

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