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Bold Fenian Men

Belfast in the midst of the Troubles, and the Belfast IRA has an unusual commander. Twenty-one-year-old Padraig Caraher is swift, ruthless and feared, but he also has another, calmer side that people don't see very often.

Young Padraig is top of the hit list, and soon he is going to have to face a final battle that will decide if he lives or dies.

(This has recently been edited slightly, because of the fact I read over it a while back and put in a few new things and some more detail in some parts.)
  1. Chapter One
    Padraig makes his first appearance.
  2. Chapter Two
    Padraig Caraher is not as innocent as he seems ...
  3. Chapter Three
    Padraig's gun goes for a walkabout ... and Gearoid is in trouble.
  4. Chapter Four
    Padraih heads off for a shoot-out ... Cearnaigh has other ideas.
  5. Chapter Five
    Padraig hears something he doesn't want to hear.
  6. Chapter Six
    Padraig has a funny feeling ...
  7. Chapter Seven
    Padraig has a little chat with his arch-enemy, William McAllister.
  8. Chapter Eight
    "We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it." - Che Guavara.
  9. Chapter Nine
    The realisation is never easy.
  10. Chapter Ten
    Padraig gets told a few things that he doesn't want to hear.
  11. Chapter Eleven
    Padraig can't take it anymore.
  12. Chapter Twelve
    Cillian tells Roisin a few things about Padraig's very troubled past.
  13. Chapter Thirteen
    Padraig finds out just how high up he is on the hit-list.
  14. Chapter Fourteen
    Padraig decides how to take his revenge.
  15. Chapter Fifteen
    Padraig gets his victim.
  16. Chapter Sixteen
    Padraig disposes of his victim.
  17. Chapter Seventeen
    The police pay Padraig a little visit.
  18. Chapter Eighteen
    Padraig plays a few little games with the police, much to their delight.
  19. Chapter Nineteen
    Roisin does a favour for Padraig.
  20. Chapter Twenty
    Lenny makes an appearance.
  21. Chapter Twenty-One
    Padraig searches for a missing Cillian.
  22. Chapter Twenty-Two
    Padraig realises that they're all in great danger.
  23. Chapter Twenty-Three
    A close shave.
  24. Chapter Twenty-Four
    McAllister gets the ultimate prize.
  25. Chapter Twenty-Five
    Padraig takes a severe battering.
  26. Chapter Twenty-Six
    "It's not myself I fear for. It's you." - Padraig Caraher.
  27. Chapter Twenty-Seven
    Cillian, Cearnaigh and Roisin can't stand it.
  28. Chapter Twenty-Eight
    Things get a little worrying.
  29. Chapter Twenty-Nine
    Padraig reminds Cillian of what he is going to continue to do.
  30. Chapter Thirty
    Padraig asks Roisin something.
  31. Chapter Thirty-One
    Padraig finally admits it.
  32. Chapter Thirty-Two
    Padraig has another job to do, and confides something to Cillian.
  33. Chapter Thirty-Three
    Roisin has a big shock in store for Padraig.
  34. Chapter Thirty-Four
    Padraig finally says it.
  35. Chapter Thirty-Five
    Padraig has another close shave.
  36. Chapter Thirty-Six
    Padraig works it out.
  37. Chapter Thirty-Seven
    Lenny has a confession that Padraig doesn't want to hear.
  38. Chapter Thirty-Eight
    Padraig shows Roisin just how much he loves her.
  39. Chapter Thirty-Nine
    Not Cearnaigh too.
  40. Chapter Forty
    Padraig sinks into depression.
  41. Chapter Forty-One
    Roisin and Padraig's good news is short-lived.
  42. Chapter Forty-Two
    Padraig realises that it's now or never.
  43. Chapter Forty-Three
    The final battle.
  44. Chapter Forty-Four
    Epilogue.