Hodges Figgis History Book of the Year

Shortlist 2024

Atlas of the Irish Civil War Edited by Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo & Mike Murphy

Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives

By Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo & Mike Murphy, Foreword by Michael D. Higgins

This new volume in the award-winning Atlas Series presents fresh perspectives on, and a nuanced understanding of, the history of the Irish Civil War (1922–3). The centenary of the Civil War has prompted wide-ranging research into that tumultuous and complex period in Irish history. Featuring contributions from over ninety leading scholars from a range of disciplines, this book provides new insights into the conflict’s regional, national and international dimensions. It includes the first-ever listing of Civil War fatalities and original explorations of issues including propaganda, gender, trauma, culture, labour, land and class. Produced in partnership with the National Library of Ireland with support from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New perspectives is richly illustrated with over 400 photographs, archival documents and a series of newly created original maps. From the research team that produced the widely acclaimed Atlas of the Irish Revolution, this volume represents a major and accessible contribution to the historiography of a conflict that has cast a long shadow over Irish life.

About Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo & Mike Murphy, Foreword by Michael D. Higgins...

Hélène O’Keeffe is a historian and Research Support Officer in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences at University College Cork. She was a researcher on the Atlas of the Irish Revolution (2017) and coordinated a series of Atlas of the Irish Revolution public engagement projects during the Decade of Centenaries.

John Crowley is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University College Cork. He jointly edited the award-winning Atlas of the Great Irish Famine (2012) as well as the Atlas of the Irish Revolution which was named Irish Book of the Year in 2017.  He is a member of the Senate of the National University of Ireland.

Donal Ó Drisceoil is a Senior Lecturer in the School of History at University College Cork and was an editor of the Atlas of the Irish Revolution (2017). His most recent book was Utter Disloyalist: Tadhg Barry and the Irish Revolution (2021).

John Borgonovo is a Senior Lecturer in the School of History at University College Cork. He has published extensively on different aspects of the Irish Revolution and was associate editor of the Atlas of the Irish Revolution (2017).

Mike Murphy is Head of Cartography in the Department of Geography, University College Cork. He has worked as cartographer and joint editor on Atlas of Cork City (2005), Atlas of the Iveragh Peninsula (2009), Atlas of the Great Irish Famine (2012) and Atlas of the Irish Revolution (2017).

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