Willie Pearse: 16lives

by Roisin Ni Ghairbhi

Willie Pearse was a well-regarded sculptor who ran the family stone-carving business, but he was also a dynamic activist whose life offers fresh insights into political and cultural life before 1916. History has placed him in the shadow of his brother Patrick, but whether it was nationalism, education or the cultural revival, Willie shared in these activities as an equal.

Being Patrick's right-hand man in the weeks preceding the Rising, he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847172679
• ISBN13: 9781847172679
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: O'Brien Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"