Ruairi O Bradaigh: The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary - Hardback

Ruair BrdaighThe Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary\nAuthor(s): Robert W. White\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253347084, 978-0253347084\nSynopsis\n\""In a very real sense, Ruair Brdaigh can . . . be said to be the last, or one of the last Irish Republicans. Studies of the Provisional movement to date have invariably focused more on the Northerners and the role of people like Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. But an understanding of them is not possible without appreciating where they came from and from what tradition they have broken. Ruair Brdaigh is that tradition and that is why this account of his life and politics is so important.\"" from the foreword by Ed Moloney, author of A Secret History of the IRA\n At his death in 2013, Ruair Brdaigh remained a divisive and influential figure in Irish politics and the Irish Republican movement. He was the first person to serve as chief of .