Royal Irish Constabulary: A History and Personal Memoir

A History and Personal Memoir

AvThomas Fennell

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

Del i serien Classics of Irish History

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Beskrivning

Thomas Fennell provides an account, previously unpublished, of life in the Royal Irish Constabulary during the turbulent 30-year period, 1875-1905. His early accounts begin during the Land Wars, and continue up to the Irish War of Independence, although by that time he was no longer serving in the force himself. Fennell was always an ardent nationalist, conscious that the RIC was a conservative body, supporting the Ascendancy and the landowning class. He criticises the repressive behaviour of the large police force dispersed in the countryside in some of its day-to-day activities. Yet he retained a loyalty to the force and explains that during the Land War the population at large understood that the police were carrying out work which they often found distasteful.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-14
Mått:123 x 184 x 16 mm
Vikt:396 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Classics of Irish History
Antal sidor:194
Förlag:University College Dublin Press
ISBN:9781904558002

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Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Biografier inom Biografier

Recensioner i media

"Thomas Fennell's book will appeal on its own merits to a wide readership. It will enlighten students that study the origin of modern policing and it will be a treasured item on the bookshelf of any family associated with The Royal Irish Constabulary." IPA (International Police Association) Journal Dec 2003 "University College Dublin Press has now published over thirty 'Classics of Irish History'. These contemporary accounts by well known personalities of historical events and attitudes have an immediacy that conventional histories do not have. Introductions by modern historians provide additional historical background and, with hindsight, objectivity." Books Ireland Nov 2007 "Scholars of nineteenth-century Irish and Irish-American politics should reacquaint themselves with these classics, part of a long running and immensely useful series from University College Dublin Press." Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2008

Innehållsförteckning

Organization and recruiting; strength and distribution of the force; officers; men; discipline; inspectors; promotion; favourable records; correspondence; bigotry; the administration of the law; The Land War; how service affected the men; disciplinary restraint; a few reflections; a retrospect of 70 years; the Parnell Commission; emigration; gains versus odds; a few words more; addendum. Appendices: Police record; obituaries.