Baptised In Blood: The formation of the Cork Brigade of Irish Volunteers 1913 - 1916

Baptised in Blood records the formation of the Cork Brigade of the Irish Volunteers during a turbulent time in national and local politics. Formed outside the Cork city hall in 1913 in a country fermenting with rebellion and set against a background of international crisis, this book examines events in Cork when people with the courage of their convictions decided that they could make a difference to national independence.