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and served in the First World War before moving to Paris

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quips and curses in this book give it a vitality and authenticity

(‘Todd’) Andrews gives a personal history of his varied and distinguished career in public service to the Irish state

It delineates the pioneering 18th-century Limerick surgeon Sylvester O’Halloran

Swift Blaze of Fire Rare and Limited Editions and served in the FirstCelebrated in song by Christy Moore and affectionately recalled in many memoirs, Robert "Bob" Hilliard, the author's grandfather, is one of Ireland's best known International Brigadistas. His short life blazed with a rare intensity; his death in Spain left a dark shadow hanging over his family. This book unravels Hilliards enigmas to bring us an absorbing character and a fresh understanding of the times that shaped him. Hilliard was radicalised at