Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh is Senior Lecturer in History at St. Mary's University, Belfast and the author of two previous monographs on the revolutionary period in Ireland, Fenians and Ribbonmen and Tyrone: The Irish Revolution. Originally from East Tyrone, he taught for ten years at Coláiste Feirste, the largest Irish-language secondary school on the Island and makes frequent contributions to historical television documentaries and news programmes. He was previously a Research Fellow at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

A timely and important book, well-researched and incisive, and written with verve and conviction.

• Introduction1. Land, Linen & Liberty2. Belfast Beginnings3. Women, Weavers & the Workers' Union4. Tyrone: Revolution among the Bushes5. The Caledon Lockout6. Pogrom7. The 'Miracle of Coalisland'Conclusion

Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh is Senior Lecturer in History at St. Mary's University, Belfast and the author of two previous monographs on the revolutionary period in Ireland, Fenians and Ribbonmen and Tyrone: The Irish Revolution. Originally from East Tyrone, he taught for ten years at Coláiste Feirste, the largest Irish-language secondary school on the Island and makes frequent contributions to historical television documentaries and news programmes. He was previously a Research Fellow at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

A timely and important book, well-researched and incisive, and written with verve and conviction.

• Introduction1. Land, Linen & Liberty2. Belfast Beginnings3. Women, Weavers & the Workers' Union4. Tyrone: Revolution among the Bushes5. The Caledon Lockout6. Pogrom7. The 'Miracle of Coalisland'Conclusion