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Ernie O’Malley, one of the most prominent figures of the Irish revolutionary period, spent years travelling the country to record the testimonies of those who fought in the War of Independence and Civil War. This volume brings together his Mayo interviews raw, unfiltered accounts from men who were there, speaking candidly about ambushes, hardships, comrades, and the bitter realities of Ireland’s struggle for independence. Edited with scholarly care, these interviews are an invaluable primary source and a deeply human document. For historians, genealogists, and anyone with a Mayo connection to the revolutionary generation, this is an irreplaceable piece of Irish heritage.