Series of Local History Talks 2025 Laois: the Irish Revolution, 1912-1923

Historian Cormac Moore will provide a talk based on his recent publication of the same title. His book provides a comprehensive account of how the Irish Revolution affected all sections of society in Laois and how its effects reverberated for years thereafter. It 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.