How Long to Read Kevin Barry

How Long Does it Take to Read Kevin Barry?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Kevin Barry by Eunan O'Halpin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

On 1 November 1920, eighteen-year-old UCD medical student Kevin Barry was hanged in Dublin’s Mountjoy Jail for his role in a bungled IRA operation in which three British soldiers were killed. To this day, he remains a vibrant and celebrated icon of patriotic, idealistic death, his name synonymous with youthful republican sacrifice. His life was short, but Kevin was more than a hapless teen swept away in the revolutionary maelstrom of the time. Here, Professor Eunan O’Halpin, a grand-nephew of Barry, accesses exclusive family records and other archives to explore Kevin’s republicanism and the endurance of his memory, one hundred years on from his untimely death. Kevin’s humorous letters show a rounded, irreverent and humane schoolboy and young man, while British records confirm his laconic heroism as he bravely awaited his inevitable execution. From his unique vantage point, O’Halpin also considers Barry’s death in parallel with those other Irishmen who died for the republican cause within days of his own, how his background challenged assumptions about those who fought for Irish independence, and the lasting legacy of having ‘a martyr in the family’.

How long is Kevin Barry?

Kevin Barry by Eunan O'Halpin is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Kevin Barry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Kevin Barry aloud.

What Reading Level is Kevin Barry?

Kevin Barry is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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