Description: Unskilled urban workers made up the bulk of Irish volunteers who fought in the British army during the First World War, and Sir Roger Casement described them as being ‘not Irishmen but English soldiers’. In this book, the case of an illiterate general labourer, born in 1876 in Waterford city, who enlisted in the 16th (Irish) Division is used to study the motivation of Catholics enlisting in the British army and to assess the credibility of Casement’s judgement which, the book argues, is too simplistic. The decision to enlist resulted from a complex range of external social, economic and political pressures to which men were subjected during the course of their lifetimes. These are examined in detail and arguments are supported with graphs, charts, tables and numerical calculations. The case of the men enlisting in the British army is considered from three perspectives: via a study of Waterford’s community as representative of the social, economic and political relationships of southern Ireland as a whole; through the presentation of ground-breaking evidence and analysis of more immediate reasons for enlistment; through an examination of why, having enlisted, Irishmen remained loyal to the British army and the 16th (Irish) Division in particular.
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Binding: Hardcover
Book Title: Irishmen or English Soldiers : Times and World of a Southern Irish Man (1876-1916) Enlisting in the British Army During the First World War
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Publication Year: 1995
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Christianity / Catholic, Sociology / General, Military / World War I, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 29.6 Oz
Author: Thomas P. Dooley
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
