Ernie O'Malley

This is the extraordinary life story of Ernie OMalley (1897-1957), one of Irelands most complex and influential Republican figures, and later a hugely successful writer.Born in Castlebar in 1897, Ernie OMalley went on to serve as a General in the IRA at the young age of 23 and commanded 7,000 volunteers in the brutal War of Independence. Following the Truce and the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treat...