Two little boys : an account of the Dublin & Monaghan bombings and their aftermath / Edward O'Neill with Barry J. White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, Edward.

Contributor:

White, Barry J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Ireland.

Terrorism.

Bombings.

History.

Dublin (Ireland)--History.

Dublin (Ireland).

Bombings--Ireland--Dublin--History--20th century.

Bombings--Ireland--Monaghan--History--20th century.

Political violence--Ireland--History--20th century.

Political violence.

Ireland.

Ireland--Monaghan.

Ireland--Dublin.

Physical Description:

228 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Currach Press, 2004.

Summary:

On the afternoon of May 17th, 1974, Ed O'Neill was playing, just like any other four-year old boy in the city of Dublin. Later, as he was walking on Parnell Streel with his brother and father, Edward O'Neill Sr., a major explosion went off killing his father instantly. The two young boys were very seriously injured. Thirty-two others were killed that day, in what became known simply as The Dublin and Monaghan Bombings, the greatest loss of life in any one day of The Troubles. "Two Little Boys sketches the political situation at the time of the bombings in Ireland, Britain, and the North. A pen picture of Eddie O'Neill is offered through interviews with family and friends, and how the O'Neills struggled to cope with the loss of their father. The trials of the O'Neill's campaign to seek justice for their father is outlined over the thirty years since the car bombing, including the many trials and tribulations they endured.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.

ISBN:

1856079090

OCLC:

55138479