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      The Gates Flew Open

      by Peadar O'Donnell
      Published
      Dec 2013
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      192
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      Peadar O'Donnell joined the IRA and led Guerilla activities in Donegal and Derry during the Irish War of Independence. He was arrested and became involved in organizing a hunger strike among the anti-treaty Republicans which lasted 41 days. This is a story of prison life in the midst of Civil War in Ireland that combines glimpses of humor with moments of tragic poignancy as he describes games of handball and bridge with men who faced the firing squad within twenty-four hours. O'Donnell was one of the last survivors of the Independence struggle in Ireland, retaining his radicalism and idealism right up to his death in 1986 at the age of 93. "It is a unique document in the insights if affords us into this turbulent period in Irish history and politics."--Alexander Gonzales.

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      General Fiction

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      Biographical

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      First Edition Dec 2013 Mercier Press ISBN13 9781781171691 ISBN10 1781171696
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      Aug 2013 Mercier Press ISBN10 B00EORNCSW
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