On Dangerous Ground

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On Dangerous Ground is the striking revolutionary period memoir, one of the last of its era, of Republican Máire Comerford. "These memoirs took more than forty years to be published and are well written and most interesting for any student of Irish history." —Eva Ó Cathaoir, National Graves Association
"Described as the last comprehensive witness account of the revolutionary period, it is an absorbing read. In 1923, a Daily Mail report called her the Jeanne d’Arc of the Republican cause, the most daring woman working for the Republican movement." —Mary Burke, The Tuam Herald "This first-hand account includes Comerford’s original text, written mainly in the 1940s and ’50s, and new material unearthed from her extensive archive." —The Journal "This is a fascinating diary written by a republican ‘true believer’." —J.Anthony Gaughan, The Irish Catholic Máire Comerford (1893–1982) was an Irish Republican from County Wexford who witnessed central events of the Irish Revolution 1916-23 and remained a committed historical researcher, republican activist and writer until her death in 1982. She worked as a journalist for the Irish Press for over thirty years, editing the Women’s Page, and was last arrested in 1974 for her republican activities, aged 81. Hilary Dully is a documentary filmmaker, film teacher and writer. Her film work has been shown on RTÉ, Channel Four, TG4 and at a number of international festivals. She lives with her family in East Clare. She has a family connection with Marie Comerford and has integrated archival photographs and letters to enhance the memoir.