Description

The dual traumas of the First World War on foreign battlefields and the intense guerilla warfare of the Irish Revolution at home left permanent marks on the families of West Mayo. Remember Us, The People’s War, Newport Area, Mayo 1914-1924 delivers a thorough, highly accurate local audit that honors the memory of the men and women from the Burrishoole and Newport districts who lived through this tumultuous decade.

The text looks deeply into original family letters, military pension applications, and local parish archives to evaluate the practical functional operations of both the soldiers on the Western Front and the active flying columns of the West Mayo Brigade IRA. The authors systematically guide researchers and local history buffs through changing townland streetscapes, documenting ambushes, safehouse networks, and personal losses with absolute direct clarity. Written with functional, systematic precision, this premium volume serves as an irreplaceable reference tool for family genealogists, local geographers, and passionate collectors of Connacht history.

Key elements preserved within this regional archive:

• Exhaustive Combatant Registers: Features verified names, service records, townland origins, and military deployment timelines for local volunteers.

• Socio-Cultural Legacy Tracking: Explores how the local communities processed the competing loyalties, losses, and political shifts of the era.

• Highly Scannable reference Layout: Engineered with clean, standalone biographical panels and rare archival photography for low-effort research lookup.