Walled in by Hate: Kevin O'Higgins, His Friends and His Enemies

by Arthur Mathews

In July 1927, at just thirty-five years old, Kevin O' Higgins was assassinated on his way to Mass in Booterstown, Co. Dublin. A reviled figure for anti-Treaty republicans, O' Higgins became the target of particular venom for his vocal support of the Free State government's execution policy during the Civil War, which saw seventy-seven IRA men die before firing squads, including the best man at his wedding, Rory O' Connor. In Walled in By Hate, Arthur...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785375113
• ISBN13: 9781785375118
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Merrion Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"