Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire: Irish Nationalism in Britain, 1912-1922

This book explores the development of Irish nationalism in Britain during a historic decade, from constitutional crisis to war and revolution. It documents successive Home Rule and IRA campaigns and examines the mobilisation of Irish migrant communities in response to major political crises. It concludes that the Irish Revolution was defined by political conflicts and cultures across the Irish Sea.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 29 June 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The actions of Irish nationalists in Britain are frequently portrayed as a mere sideshow to the revolutionary events that unfolded in Ireland between 1912 and 1922. However, this original study contends that Irish nationalism in Britain played a crucial role in shaping contemporary Irish and British perceptions of the Irish Revolution. Spanning a historic decade in United Kingdom history, from the constitutional crisis to war and revolution, Darragh Gannon delves into the evolution of Irish nationalism across the Irish Sea. The book meticulously documents the successive Home Rule and IRA campaigns in Britain, orchestrated by John Redmond and Michael Collins, respectively. It also explores the mobilization of Irish migrant communities in British cities in response to major political crises, ranging from the Ulster crisis to the First World War. In the final chapter, "Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire," Gannon assesses the impacts of Irish nationalism in metropolitan Britain, encompassing Whitehall and Westminster. The study concludes that the Irish Revolution was characterized by political conflicts and cultural exchanges across the Irish Sea.

The actions of Irish nationalists in Britain are frequently portrayed as a mere sideshow to the revolutionary events that unfolded in Ireland between 1912 and 1922. However, this original study contends that Irish nationalism in Britain played a crucial role in shaping contemporary Irish and British perceptions of the Irish Revolution. Spanning a historic decade in United Kingdom history, from the constitutional crisis to war and revolution, Darragh Gannon delves into the evolution of Irish nationalism across the Irish Sea. The book meticulously documents the successive Home Rule and IRA campaigns in Britain, orchestrated by John Redmond and Michael Collins, respectively. It also explores the mobilization of Irish migrant communities in British cities in response to major political crises, ranging from the Ulster crisis to the First World War. In the final chapter, "Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire," Gannon assesses the impacts of Irish nationalism in metropolitan Britain, encompassing Whitehall and Westminster. The study concludes that the Irish Revolution was characterized by political conflicts and cultural exchanges across the Irish Sea.

Weight: 604g
Dimension: 158 x 236 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009158275