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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Brendan Anderson

Joe Cahill, A Life in the IRA (signed)

Published: The O'Brien Press, Dublin, 2002

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SIGNED BY MARTIN McGUINNESS  (Sinn Fein and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland),  ALBERT REYNOLDS  (Taoiseach of Ireland 1992-1994),  JOE CAHILL (former chief of staff of the provisional IRA),  inscribed and presented to BEARNARD O'RIAIN  (former IRA operative) on his return to Ireland from South Africa.

The O'Brien Press, Dublin, hardcover, 2002 reprint (first published 2002), illustrated, 382 pages, 160 x 240mm, condition: very good.

The book covers a life of imprisonment, hunger strikes, escapes, death sentences, being on the run, a visit to Colonel Gaddafi, Bloody Sunday, the firing of the British Embassy in Dublin and other incidents.

Also included is an inscribed and dated copy of  Bearnard O'Riain's book, 'Running to Stand Still', an account of his life as an IRA operative and his subsequent life in South Africa.

The two books give context, by participants, to the recent history of Ireland .

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 165 x 240mm


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