Emergency Law in Ireland 1922–1948 Seosamh Ó Longaigh (Four Courts Press, €55) ISBN 9781851829224 The last years of British government in Ireland, 1916–21, saw the use of extraordinary legislation and military courts on a scale unprecedented since the eighteenth century. Individual executions, such as that of Kevin Barry in November 1920, undermined the legitimacy of ... Read more
