Laois The Irish Revolution 1912-23

The turbulent period from 1912 to 1923 had a profound impact on Laois – politically, economically and socially. The land question became prominent in Laois from the late nineteenth century onward and remained so throughout the Irish Revolution. Cormac Moore explores how Laois experienced seismic national events – the third home rule crisis, the First World War, the 1916 Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War.