John Reynolds 
The Templemore Miracles [EPUB ebook] 
Jimmy Walsh, Ceasefires and Moving Statues

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In the aftermath of the 1916 Rising, the ensuing guerrilla war reached its peak in August 1920, in the garrison town of Templemore, when a series of extraordinary events occurred. 16-year-old farm labourer Jimmy Walsh claimed that he was experiencing Marian apparitions, and that religious statues owned by him were moving and bleeding. Miraculous cures were claimed and the religious fervour that gripped Ireland led to an influx of thousands of pilgrims. The phenomenon of the ‘Templemore miracles’ or ‘bleeding statues’ lasted for several weeks and an informal ceasefire arose while the rebels, the police, military and civilian population struggled to comprehend the surreal situation. With the logistics of conducting the war disrupted by the flood of pilgrims, the IRA stepped in. They interrogated Walsh and, with the direct involvement of Michael Collins, planned to deter further pilgrimages to Templemore. In due course, Walsh had left Ireland, never to return, and the war resumed with an even greater degree of ferocity. Here, John Reynolds charts the bizarre goings-on that intersected the spiritual, social and martial fixations of early twentieth-century Ireland based around a small town and a boy with visions.

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JOHN REYNOLDS is a serving member of An Garda Siochana, the author of 46 Men Dead (Collins Press, 2016), and was the historical consultant on the TG4 tv documentary on this subject in 2012. He founded the Garda College Museum in 2002.

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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 160 ● ISBN 9780750991612 ● Saiz fail 3.5 MB ● Penerbit THP Ireland ● Bandar raya London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2019 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 6873124 ● Salin perlindungan Social DRM

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