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245 10 a| Spike Island :b| the rebels, residents and crafty criminals of Ireland's historic island /c| John Crotty.;

264 1 a| Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland :b| Merrion Press,c| 2024.;

300 a| viii, 302 pages :b| illustrations, maps, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-288) and index.;

505 0 a| The last Ice Age to medieval times: 1. 9000 BC to AD 1600: Ice Age foundation to late Middle Ages -- 2. 1650s-1913: Cromwell, pirates, prisons and notable residents -- 3. 1914-Present: world wars and republicans in the service of the State -- The captains and convicts: 4. The Englishman who loved Ireland -- 5. A first nationalist emerges -- 6. The boy they made a murderer -- 7. Multiplying madness -- 8. Fierce fenians -- 9. Child prisoners -- 10. Escape artists -- 11. Murder sensation -- 12. William Kirwan -- 13. The drunken surgeon -- 14. Jack in the box -- 15. The doors close -- Explorers, world war and a republican prison :16. A world-famous adventurer -- 17. 1916 Gunrunning -- 18. German and Irish POWs -- 19. The Irish republican prison on Spike Island -- 20. All walks of life -- 21. Essential escape -- 22. Shot while playing hurling -- 23. The hurlers and revivalists -- 24. Riots and repercussions -- 25. November escape and closure -- Island return, the residents and a final prison -- 26. Under assault -- 27. Sunset on an empire -- 28. Independence day -- 29. Life in the Emergency -- 30. Food and games -- 31. An island Christmas -- The modern prison: 32. The modern prison opens -- 33. Riot erupts -- 34. The battle for Fort Mitchel -- 35. The General, Martin Cahill -- 36. Both sides of the bars -- 37. The closure of Ireland's Alcatraz.;

520 a| A monastic outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation; Spike Island's remarkable 1300-year history far exceeds its modest acreage. No other place better encapsulates the Irish story. Spike Island tells of religious fervour, frequent rebellion, social endeavour, and a nation's inextinguishable yearning for freedom. After 206 years off-limits to the public, its secrets can finally be divulged. The island has garnered international attention many times, such as the famine-era prison overcrowding and inhumane conditions, the triumphant 1938 handover of the island from Britain to Ireland, and the violent prison riot in 1985. Spike Island echoes with the voices of prisoners past, having housed fierce rebels like John Mitchel, who would inspire the 1916 generation, and 1200 Republicans during the War of Independence. More recent arrivals include the notorious crime boss The General, who terrorized 1980's Ireland. Told in an entertaining and accessible chronological style featuring accounts from island dwellers and the interned alike, this book is sure to captivate anyone interested in Irish history.-- Provided by publisher.;

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Spike Island : the rebels, residents and crafty criminals of Ireland's historic island / John Crotty.

Author/creator	Crotty, John author.
Format	Book
Publication	Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland : Merrion Press, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	viii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Prisons--Ireland. --Spike Island. --History. Fortification--Ireland. --Spike Island. --History. Spike Island (Ireland)--History.

Contents	The last Ice Age to medieval times: 1. 9000 BC to AD 1600: Ice Age foundation to late Middle Ages -- 2. 1650s-1913: Cromwell, pirates, prisons and notable residents -- 3. 1914-Present: world wars and republicans in the service of the State -- The captains and convicts: 4. The Englishman who loved Ireland -- 5. A first nationalist emerges -- 6. The boy they made a murderer -- 7. Multiplying madness -- 8. Fierce fenians -- 9. Child prisoners -- 10. Escape artists -- 11. Murder sensation -- 12. William Kirwan -- 13. The drunken surgeon -- 14. Jack in the box -- 15. The doors close -- Explorers, world war and a republican prison :16. A world-famous adventurer -- 17. 1916 Gunrunning -- 18. German and Irish POWs -- 19. The Irish republican prison on Spike Island -- 20. All walks of life -- 21. Essential escape -- 22. Shot while playing hurling -- 23. The hurlers and revivalists -- 24. Riots and repercussions -- 25. November escape and closure -- Island return, the residents and a final prison -- 26. Under assault -- 27. Sunset on an empire -- 28. Independence day -- 29. Life in the Emergency -- 30. Food and games -- 31. An island Christmas -- The modern prison: 32. The modern prison opens -- 33. Riot erupts -- 34. The battle for Fort Mitchel -- 35. The General, Martin Cahill -- 36. Both sides of the bars -- 37. The closure of Ireland's Alcatraz.
Abstract	A monastic outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation; Spike Island's remarkable 1300-year history far exceeds its modest acreage. No other place better encapsulates the Irish story. Spike Island tells of religious fervour, frequent rebellion, social endeavour, and a nation's inextinguishable yearning for freedom. After 206 years off-limits to the public, its secrets can finally be divulged. The island has garnered international attention many times, such as the famine-era prison overcrowding and inhumane conditions, the triumphant 1938 handover of the island from Britain to Ireland, and the violent prison riot in 1985. Spike Island echoes with the voices of prisoners past, having housed fierce rebels like John Mitchel, who would inspire the 1916 generation, and 1200 Republicans during the War of Independence. More recent arrivals include the notorious crime boss The General, who terrorized 1980's Ireland. Told in an entertaining and accessible chronological style featuring accounts from island dwellers and the interned alike, this book is sure to captivate anyone interested in Irish history.-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-288) and index.
LCCN	2023554687
ISBN	9781785374883
ISBN	1785374885 (paperback)

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