Children of the Revolution: The Lives of Sons and Daughters of Activists in Northern Ireland

by Bill Rolston

Genres: Nonfiction, Ireland

217 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Debs Erwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

An absolutely fascinating and very readable account of the stories of children of combatants in the n Ireland conflict in the words of the children - now adults - themselves. As the conclusion notes, their resilience is striking having been through what really were in no way normal times, and points to "the support of close friends and tight families, embeddedness in strong communities of resistance, sharing".

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating first-person accounts of the Troubles. Stories of trauma, resilience, but ultimately stories of childhood and pictures of family life told in vivid language.

[Karen]

Can anyone recommend a good book about the contemporary history of the Irish-English conflict? Reading about Brexit makes me realize I don’t know much about that at all. ~ Dave Ritchie

Best book I've read is Tim Pat Coogan's The IRA. Just finished this, which is excellent though not that accessible if you're not a giant nerd like me, but the author is a sociologist from Belfast whose research revolves around The Troubles and so I'd bet some of his other work is more so. ~ Sarah Jaffe

Otherwise, though not a book, I would recommend Sarah Jaffe's three pieces on the centenary of the Rising, and contemporary Irish nationalism. Links below:

* https://thebaffler.com/latest/unexecu...
* https://thebaffler.com/latest/irish-e...
* https://thebaffler.com/latest/austeri...