Reading the Unreadable — Ernie O’Malley’s notebooks

Irish Manuscripts Commission 45 Merrion Square Dublin 2, Dublin, Dublin

The Irish Manuscripts Commission, established in 1928 after the burning of the Four Courts, publishes primary sources for Irish history. IMC’s publications show history through the eyes of the people who were there. Ernie O’Malley was one such person. His notebooks are transcripts of interviews with 451 anti-Treaty veterans of the Irish Revolution (1913–23). Recorded...