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Set in Cork, Ireland in 1920, Damien abandons a career as a doctor after seeing a friend of his murdered by a British soldier and joins his brother Teddy in an Irish Republican Army unit in order to defeat the occupying British force. After a violent struggle, the two sides agree a treaty to end the conflict. However, civil war erupts and families and friendships are stretched to the limit and Damien and Teddy find themselves on opposing sides as Damien views the treaty as a sell-out that fails to bring all of Ireland under Irish control. British director Ken Loach (KES, LAND AND FREEDOM) became the 59th winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes with this emotional drama about the Irish Civil War of the 1920s and the film features superb performances from a young Irish cast.

PLEASE NOTE THIS DVD WILL NOT PLAY IN THE USA UNLESS YOU HAVE A MULTI REGION DVD PLAYER.

IT WILL PLAY IN IRELAND, BRITIAN AND EUROPE.

The Wind That Shook The Barley T-Shirt

A t-shirt which pays tribute to the men and women Volunteers of the Irish Republican Army

The Wind That Shakes the Barley, has won the top prize at the Cannes film festival.

The film, which stars Irish actor Killian Murphy and is directed by Ken Loach, won the Palme D'Or. It is due to go on general release in Ireland on the 23rd of June.

Ireland 1919: workers from field and town unite to form a volunteer guerrilla army to face the ruthless 'Black and Tan' squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland's bid for freedom.

BLACK T-SHIRT LOGO PRINTED ON FRONT 100% COTTON

LIMITED EDITION PRINT FLYING COLUMN

This is a fine art print based on an the Flying Column's of the War of Independence in Ireland (1919 - 1921). Flying Columns were Active service units set up for guerrilla campaigns during the Irish War of Independence.

They were volunteers of the Irish republican Army and column numbers varied for each attack. They were used as an effective weapon ambushing the enemy and disappearing back into the local landscape or civilian population.

Here a Flying Column observe as lorries carrying Black and Tans leave a small town after setting fire to its main businesses. You can see the light of the burning village over the hills and as the lorries approach the Flying Column you get the feeling that things are going to heat up very soon.

This is a beautifully atmospheric fine art print.

Irish History ready to frame!

This item is new and comes posted in a protective postal tube.

Matt Poster.

Dimensions 16.5"w x 23.3"h.

Heavy stock paper (250gm)

The Real Chief, Liam Lynch - Meda Ryan

Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff of the IRA during the time of Ireland's War of Independence, was known as "The Chief" among Republicans, particularly in the First Southern Division. He was one of Ireland’s greatest guerilla fighters, and played an active role in trying to avoid a Civil War. This is his story, from his birth in 1893 to his death 30 years later when he was shot dead in the Knockmealdown Mountains.

This book demonstrates Liam Lynch's importance in Irish history, including his efforts with Michael Collins, Richard Mulcahy and others to avoid a civil war, and his unwavering efforts to achieve a thirty-two county republic, rather than a partitioned state.

The Songs That Shake The Barley

The Ultimate Rebel Collection

The Boys Of The Old Brigade – Shamrog
On The One Road – Shamrog
Aidan McAnespie – Poitin
The Rising Of The Moon - Dermot O'Brien
One Shot Paddy – Justice
Plastic Bullets - Terence O'Neill & Cormac O'Moore
Come Out Ye Black And Tans – Shamrog
The Lid Of Me Granny's Bin – Blackthorn
Roll Of Honour – Justice
The Foggy Dew – The Fighting Men of Crossmaglen
The People's Own M.P. - Terence O'Neill & Cormac O'Moore
Sean South Of Garyowen – Shamrog
The Broad Black Brimmer – The Fighting Men of Crossmaglen
Free The People – Shamrog
Joe McDonnell - Terence O'Neill & Cormac O'Moore
Rock On Rockall – Justice
A Nation Once Again – Shamrog
The Irish Soldier Laddie – The Fighting Men of Crossmaglen
Celtic Symphony – Poitin
Go On Home British Soldiers - Shan-Nos

Guerrilla Days in Ireland, Tom Barry.

In Guerilla Days in Ireland: A Personal Account of the Anglo-Irish War, which has been one of the classics of the Anglo-Irish War since its first publication in 1949, Tom Barry describes the setting up of the West Cork Flying Column, its training, and its plan of campaign. Guerilla Days in Ireland is the extraordinary story of the fight between two unequal forces, which ended in the withdrawal of the British from twenty-six counties. In particular, it is the story of the West Cork Flying Column under Tom Barry, a commander of genius and a national hero

Seven weeks before the truce to the Anglo-Irish War of July, 1921, the British presence in County Cork consisted of 8,800 front line infantry troops, 1,150 Black & Tan soldiers, 540 Auxiliaries, 2,080 machine gun corps, artillery and other unites -- a total of over 12,500 men. Against these British forces stood the Irish Republican Army whose "Flying Columns" never exceeded 310 riflemen in the whole of County Cork. Men, moreover, with "no experience of war. . . untrained in the use of arms. . . with no tactical training. . . practically unarmed. . . ". These "flying columns" were small groups of dedicated volunteers, severely commanded and disciplined. Constantly on the move, their paramount objective was merely to exist; to strike when conditions were favorable, to avoid disaster at all costs.

IRA Flying Column Photograph

Photograph of an Irish Republican Army flying column during the war of independance. The name "flying column" was given to mobile armed units of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921.

Very Rare Archival Photo

10 x 8-inch High quality photo printed on Fuji film Crystal Archive paper.

Framed and mounted behind glass.

Black wood frame.

Inscription reads: IRA Flying Column

Please note that the copyright watermark will not be on the photo we send you.

Wind that Shakes the Barley : A Screenplay

Award-winning screenwriter Paul Laverty has written the screenplays for six Ken Loach films: ‘Carla’s Song’ (1996), ‘My Name Is Joe’ (1998), ‘Bread and Roses’ (2000), ‘Sweet Sixteen’ (2002) – winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes in 2002 – ‘Ae Fond Kiss’ (2004) and ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’ (2006).

In addition to the screenplay, this publication features an introduction by Luke Gibbons (professor of Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame and author of several books about Irish film and culture), together with essays by Kevin Rockett (associate professor of film studies at Trinity College Dublin) on film and the Irish struggle for independence, Donal Ó Drisceoil (author, lecturer in history at University College Cork and historical advisor on ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’) on the Irish War of Independence, Mike Robins (film-maker, teacher and author) on the work of Ken Loach, and Rebecca O’Brien, producer of ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’.

The book also includes an 8-page full-colour photo spread featuring 92 film stills by Joss Barratt from ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’.