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� CATHASAIGH, P. The Story of the Irish Citizen Army. Dublin, Maunsel, 1919. vi, 72 pp. A fine copy in printed stapled wrappers. Rare in this condition. Sean O'Casey's first book, with his name in the Irish vernacular. The first account of the formation of the Irish Citizen Army during the Dublin strike of 1913/14, and the part it played in the subsequent history of Ireland. The author was a leading figure in the movement and writes with vigour and conviction on the role of labour in Ireland. It also contains original character sketches of Larkin, Connolly, Captain White and Madame Markiewicz and an inside account of the relations between the Citizen Army and the Volunteers. Fine. � CATHASAIGH, P. The Story of the Irish Citizen Army. Dublin, Maunsel, 1919. vi, 72 pp. A fine copy in printed stapled wrappers. Rare in this condition. Sean O'Casey's first book, with his name in the Irish vernacular. The first account of the formation of the Irish Citizen Army during the Dublin strike of 1913/14, and the part it played in the subsequent history of Ireland. The author was a leading figure in the movement and writes with vigour and conviction on the role of labour in Ireland. It also contains original character sketches of Larkin, Connolly, Captain White and Madame Markiewicz and an inside account of the relations between the Citizen Army and the Volunteers. Fine.