Swords – the untold story of a village at the heart of the Lockout
Christopher Lee, author of an article on Finglas, County Dublin, in the 1913 Lockout has written an excellent article on events on Swords
Christopher Lee, author of an earlier article on Finglas, County Dublin, during the 1913 Lockout has now followed up with an excellent story of events in Swords. Here is a taster:
Windows up and down the darkened street are smashed by the rioters, a hail of stones and bottles shattering every window in the police barracks. A line of police advance into a barrage of bottles and stones, some felled by the projectiles as they move on the crowd; suddenly the police surge forward, batons raised, swinging as they wade into the milling, surging crowd of men…
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