In this detailed and insightful study of Se©Łn French,Cork's twelve-term Lord Mayor, the authors expertly the story of an outstanding public figure who excelled in Cork City Hall and in D©Łil ©ireann. Se©Łn French came to prominence during a period of revolutionary change and turmoil, earning a deserved reputation as an eloquent, intelligent and passionate man who possessed an unyielding fidelity to principle. His extraordinary political life unfolded against a backdrop of the War of Independence, the Burning of Cork, the Civil War and the dissolution of Cork Corporation. -- Provided by publisher.