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When Irish nationalism meant sexual adventure

A review of Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890 – 1923, by R.F. Foster. There will be many accounts of the Easter Rising but few will be as enjoyable as this

The theatrical Constance Markewicz founded the military boy scouts, who would later staff the IRA. [Bridgeman Images] 
issue 18 October 2014
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  • Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland,1890–1923

    R.F. Foster

    Allen Lane, pp. 496

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