Ireland's exiled children: America and the Easter Rising

250 Pages·2016·7.503 MB·English

by  Schmuhl, Robert

Ireland’s Exiled Children

America and the Easter Rising
ROBERT SCHMUHL
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Schmuhl, Robert, author.
Ireland’s exiled children : America and the easter rising / Robert Schmuhl.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–022428–8
1. Ireland—History—Easter Rising, 1916. 2. Exiles—United States—History—20th
century. 3. United States—Relations—Ireland. 4. Ireland—Relations—United States.
5. Irish question. I. Title.
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Contents
Note on the Text ix
Easter Rising Chronology, American Involvement,
and Aftermath  xi
Prologue  1
1. John Devoy: The Intrigue of Exile  15
2. Joyce Kilmer: The Romance of Exile 45
3. Woodrow Wilson: The Denial of Exile  75
4. Éamon de Valera: The Myth of Exile  119
Epilogue  149
Acknowledgments  159
Appendix: Irish Girl Rebel Tells of Dublin Fighting 165
Notes  173
Sources and Selected Bibliography  191
Index  201
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Note on the Text
The rendering of names throughout this book follows a specific style: For the
seven signatories of the Proclamation, the spelling reflects how they actually
signed the document. “P. H. Pearse” appears that way rather than Pádraig
Pearse or Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais, and “Sean Mac Diarmada” is writ-
ten as he wanted it instead of Sean MacDermott. Elsewhere, I try to use the
most common or popularly accepted spelling of a name. For example, Seán
T. O’Kelly, a close associate of de Valera and his predecessor as president of
Ireland, is mentioned in place of Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh. Direct quotations, how-
ever, reproduce how a name appears in the quotation cited.
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