“Against the Gale” Part Five

In this essay Tomás considers the role played by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or the Fenian Brotherhood, in inspiring those who became the main players of the 1916 Rising. He does this by examining the stories of 2 generations of the Slattery family from Feakle. 

Paula Carroll reads “Unswerving Fidelity” : 

Against the Gale’ is a Rag and Bone Production for Clare FM. It was written by Dr. Tomás MacConmara. Today’s reader was Paula Carroll, who also produced the series. The editor was Anne Marie Kennedy. ‘Against the Gale’ was made with the support of Clare Co. Council’s 1916

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