Andy cooney biography

Many of those involved in the War of Independence had books published about their exploits. Dan Breen with My Fight for Irish Freedom [ 1924 ] was one of the earliest as was Piaras Béaslaí with his Michael Collins and the New Ireland [ 1929 ].

These were followed by many others including Guerrilla Days in Ireland by Tom Barry [1949] and later still by Towards Ireland Free by Liam Deasy [1972].
But it was not until almost a century after his joining the Volunteers in 1917 that the biography of Andy Cooney, written by Michael McEvilly, was finally published by Edmund Burke, Blackrock, Co.

Dublin in March 2011.

Andy cooney biography

The book, called “A Splendid Resistance” was launched by Tim Pat Coogan in Glasnevin Cemetery Museum. The large attendance included family and friends, academics, members of the 1916/21 Club and republicans from many parts of the country.

This biography gives a comprehensive account of his military and medical