The Irish Civil War was fought with a greater intensity, violence and longevity in Co. Kerry than in any other Irish county, leaving behind a bitter and divisive legacy that endured for generations. Drawing on new archival material and offering previously unexplored interpretations and analyses of events, this collection of essays sets the tumultuous and traumatic events in Kerry in their local and national contexts and provides new understandings about why the divisions in the county were so traumatic and long-lasting.