County Kerry saw many of the most vicious episodes in both the War of Independence and the Civil War.
By transcribing O\'Malley\'s notebooks, where he recorded these interviews, Cormac O\'Malley and Tim Horgan have made available.
However, they were willing to Talk to Ernie O\'Malley, who was the senior surviving Republican military commander from the period of those struggles.
Many Republican survivors of these events were reluctant to speak about their experiences, even to their own family.
County Kerry saw many of the most vicious episodes in both the War of Independence and the Civil War