Lorcan Collins is de bedenker van de 16 Lives-reeks en schreef de openingsbiografie van James Connolly. Zijn expertise ligt in de Paasopstand van 1916 in Dublin, een onderwerp dat hij onderzoekt als oprichter van de 1916 Walking Tour of Dublin. Collins deelt zijn inzichten regelmatig via lezingen en mediaoptredens, waarmee hij zijn rol als belangrijke duider van deze cruciale historische gebeurtenis verstevigt.
James Connolly (1868-1916) was one of the leaders in Ireland's quest for freedom from British rule in 1916. This biography is an accurate and well- researched portrayal both of the man and the uprising. Part of the Sixteen Lives series of biographies of all sixteen men executed for their role in the rebellion.
An accessible overview of Ireland's War of Independence, 1919-21. From the first shooting of RIC constables in Soloheadbeg, Co Tipperary, on 21 January 1919 to the truce in July 1921, the IRA carried out a huge range of attacks on all levels of British rule in Ireland.
A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This `1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction.