de róiste

This book offers a thoroughly researched and detailed account into the formation and development of Na Fianna Éireann in Cork city during a turbulent but fascinating period of Irish history. Through access to the recently discovered personal notes and correspondence of his Grandfather Denis Woods, a former Fianna Company Commander in Cork city, the author Colmán de Róiste presents a unique insight into the membership and activities of this important military support organisation for the Cork IRA throughout the bloody fight for Irish Independence.