While the meeting yielded no meeting of minds, it was significant in that it happened at all and it demonstrated there was more flexibility within both camps than has been acknowledged by some commentators since.īy 1921 de Valera had modified his views from a stance of "Ulster must be coerced if she stood in the way" to one of ruling out the use of force against Ulster. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.ONE hundred years ago, on May 5 1921, the Ulster Unionist leader James Craig and the Sinn Féin leader Éamon de Valera met for the first and only time.
*** "A remarkable life.faithfully recorded and explained in Sean Boyne's fine book.driven by evidence rather than sentiment, nostalgia or hero tailed, moving and gripping." - Irish Times An attractive and high-achieving figure in Irish life, in war and peace, Emmet Dalton's heroism allowed him to live his many lives to the full, and this compelling book does justice to a figure who will captivate all those interested in modern Irish history and the birth of the state. Dalton was the first Senate Clerk, and he became a pioneer of the Irish film world, founding Ardmore film studios and establishing the Irish film industry.
In this expansive biography, author Sean Boyne vividly portrays Emmet Dalton's experiences and the vital role he played in the politics and wars that created the independent Irish state. He then masterminded and led the audacious seaborne landings and successful recapture of Cork City and 'Munster Republic' from Anti-Treaty forces, yet was ultimately traumatized when Collins died in his arms at Beal na Blath. In the civil war that followed, Dalton oversaw the bombardment of the Four Courts, personally manning an 18-pounder artillery gun. Soon after befriending Collins and becoming his close confidante, Dalton accompanied Collins to the Treaty talks in London in 1921. A decorated hero of the Battle of the Somme, Dalton returned from World War I with the rank of Captain and transferred his military expertise to the now rampant IRA, serving as Director of Training and greatly impressing Michael Collins with his extraordinary daring and nerve. This is the first-ever biography of Emmet Dalton - an American-born Dubliner, Home Ruler, and later Republican - whose extraordinary military career as a British officer, Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader, and General in the Free State army brought him from Flanders to Beal na Blath.
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