Remembering the ICA

  (This will be my last non-Border Campaign era related post, but its a timely one. And the fact I'm unable to find any way to connect the two- the people, ideas, or strategy- says something interesting in itself that might be best analyzed later.)

Remembering the ICA

   There's no doubt that the ICA is one of the landmark organizations of modern Irish History. In honor of Labor Day here in America and the 100th anniversary of the Lockout, I've compiled some of the best links and online resources on them:

Very good introductory history:
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/cc1913/ica.html

James Connolly's explanation of why they formed:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1915/10/forca.htm

Worth including is this instructional pamphlet Connolly addressed to the Citizens' Army on revolutionary warfare:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1915/rw/revwar.htm

Recruiting poster and uniforms:
http://www.theeasterrising.eu/160ICA/ICA.htm

Their RoH:
http://comeheretome.com/2011/11/02/irish-citizen-army-ica-roll-of-honour-easter-1916/

Sean O'Casey's Memoir:
http://libcom.org/library/story-irish-citizen-army-sean-ocasey

Memoirs by volunteers:
 Frank Robbins (later published as "Under the Starry Plough")
http://1913committee.ie/blog/?p=599

Matthew Connolly (brother of Sean, KIA)
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS1746.pdf

James O'Shea
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0733.pdf

Willie Oman
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0421.pdf

Maeve Cavanagh
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0258.pdf

Rosie Hackett:
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0546.pdf

 An article on their unlikely and today uncredited allies in the AOH's Hibernian Rifles:
http://www.theirishstory.com/2013/03/31/a-short-history-of-the-hibernian-rifles-1912-1916/

And finally, on their little known existence from 1916-1930's. Brian Hanley wrote an excellent in depth article on the subject ("THfor Saothar in 2003), but its hard to find. Luckily SIPTU has a summary here:
http://www.siptu.ie/aboutsiptu/history/thecitizensarmy/