Liam Lynch: A legacy that will endure and inspire
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»Mícheál Mac Donncha
Mícheál Mac Donncha interviews author and historian Gerard Shannon on his new biography of Republican leader Liam Lynch.
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M Mac D: Congratulations on your new biography. Why Liam Lynch and why now?
GS: Thank you! In nearly four decades, there has not been a major biography of General Liam Lynch. To me, that is incredible given his considerable contribution to the cause of Irish independence and the abundance of existing biographies for others from the period, like Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera, or even Arthur Griffith.
The first biography by Lynch’s comrade, Florence O’Donoghue, came out in 1954 and the second biography by Meda Ryan came out i...