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<p>the Irish Railways Struggled After The Impact Of The 1948-18 Conflict And The War Of Independence. The Civil War Brought Them To The Brink Of Economic Disaster. Today It Is Difficult To Appreciate Their Importance At The Time. As Virtually The Sole Means Of Distribution Of Goods And Public Transport, Their Survival Or Destruction Occupied A Crucial Role In The Civil War. This Day-by-day Narrative, From Records Of The Time, Is The First Account Of How The Civil War Affected The Railways. It Is A Picture Of Divided Loyalties, Death And Destruction But Also Of Courage And Resourcefulness Irrespective Of Political Allegiance Or Conviction. Isolated Communities, Deprived Of A Railway Service, Were Close To Starvation; Railwaymen Obliged To Witness Or Participate In The Destruction Of Their Means Of Livelihood; Attackers Halted In Their Endeavours By A Priest On The Station Platform - This Is A Human As Much As An Economic And Political Chronicle. It Throws Light Upon A Neglected But Significant Element In A Struggle Which Should Never Have Been Allowed To Happen. During The Writing Of This Book, Glass Plates Recording Some Of The Destruction Suffered Were Discovered In The Archives O

Author

Bernard Share

Publisher

Cork: Collins Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781905172115

Subjects

Technology, History, Humanities