The Author: Christopher M. Kennedy received his Ph.D. from University College Cork/National University of Ireland and has presented multiple conference papers internationally on the subject of Irish history. Presently Dr. Kennedy is Assistant Professor of History at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.

«In this carefully researched and thought-provoking study, Christopher M. Kennedy penetrates behind the familiar façade of ideologically driven assertions concerning Irish public opinion and the Easter Rising of 1916. He casts a cold eye on the strident claims that too easily pass for history, as he explores the evidence to reveal realities that make his work indispensable for understanding public moods in the years before the Rising.» (J. Joseph Lee, Professor of History; Director, Glucksman Ireland House; Glucksman Professor of Irish Studies, New York University)«No historian should take anything at face value or on faith. Christopher M. Kennedy’s book proves the value of that basic but often transgressed principle of the profession. His fresh and original interpretation of public opinion in Ireland prior to the 1916 Rising breaks important new ground and yet again shows the importance of coming to the sources with a willingness and an openness to be surprised.» (Dermot Keogh, Professor and Head, Department of History, University College Cork)

The Author: Christopher M. Kennedy received his Ph.D. from University College Cork/National University of Ireland and has presented multiple conference papers internationally on the subject of Irish history. Presently Dr. Kennedy is Assistant Professor of History at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.

«In this carefully researched and thought-provoking study, Christopher M. Kennedy penetrates behind the familiar façade of ideologically driven assertions concerning Irish public opinion and the Easter Rising of 1916. He casts a cold eye on the strident claims that too easily pass for history, as he explores the evidence to reveal realities that make his work indispensable for understanding public moods in the years before the Rising.» (J. Joseph Lee, Professor of History; Director, Glucksman Ireland House; Glucksman Professor of Irish Studies, New York University)«No historian should take anything at face value or on faith. Christopher M. Kennedy’s book proves the value of that basic but often transgressed principle of the profession. His fresh and original interpretation of public opinion in Ireland prior to the 1916 Rising breaks important new ground and yet again shows the importance of coming to the sources with a willingness and an openness to be surprised.» (Dermot Keogh, Professor and Head, Department of History, University College Cork)

The Author: Christopher M. Kennedy received his Ph.D. from University College Cork/National University of Ireland and has presented multiple conference papers internationally on the subject of Irish history. Presently Dr. Kennedy is Assistant Professor of History at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.

«In this carefully researched and thought-provoking study, Christopher M. Kennedy penetrates behind the familiar façade of ideologically driven assertions concerning Irish public opinion and the Easter Rising of 1916. He casts a cold eye on the strident claims that too easily pass for history, as he explores the evidence to reveal realities that make his work indispensable for understanding public moods in the years before the Rising.» (J. Joseph Lee, Professor of History; Director, Glucksman Ireland House; Glucksman Professor of Irish Studies, New York University)«No historian should take anything at face value or on faith. Christopher M. Kennedy’s book proves the value of that basic but often transgressed principle of the profession. His fresh and original interpretation of public opinion in Ireland prior to the 1916 Rising breaks important new ground and yet again shows the importance of coming to the sources with a willingness and an openness to be surprised.» (Dermot Keogh, Professor and Head, Department of History, University College Cork)