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Ireland’s Wars: Kilmallock
I hope that I may be forgiven for the length of the below entry in this series. This particular subject is one that is close to my heart in many ways, not just as I am a native of Limerick, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, Limerick, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, kilmallock, limerick, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republican, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Limerick
Almost from the moment that the split in the republican movement became manifest, it had one of its major fault lines through the city of Limerick. The IRA in the area, if one includes Michael Brennan’s forces to the north … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, Limerick, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, brennan, deasy, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, limerick, lynch, national army, o'duffy, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republican, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Handover And Convention Crises
The board was already set for the Civil War after the passing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, with the entire movement split to varying degrees. Now, in the Spring of 1922, both sides jostled for favourable position on that board, ahead … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, britain, collins, history, ira, irish civil war, limerick, lynch, mulcahy, national army, pro-Treaty, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Other Actions In 1921
Before we move on finally from the Irish War of Independence, it is apropos that, as I did for 1919 and 1920, we take an entry to cast an eye on some of the other, smaller, operations and events that … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Shraharla And Lackelly
A little bit earlier, I talked about an instance in the War of Independence when men from separate brigade areas came together to form a better fighting force than they could ever have hoped to have formed separately. The lesson … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, black and tans, britain, british army, forde, history, ira, ireland, limerick, o'hannigan, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: July 1920
By the time that June came to an end in 1920, it was fair to say that the situation in Ireland was chaotic. The forces representing “the Republic” had de facto control over a significant part of the country, the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1920, black and tans, britain, cork, history, ira, ireland, kerry, limerick, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: The Kilmallock Barracks Attack
The 1867 Fenian Rebellion was marked out by a series of low-level encounters across the country, that mostly consisted of a loose assembly of barely armed Irish nationalists, that quickly dispersed, or were made to disperse, when the lack of … Continue reading
Posted in General Election 2020, Ireland, Limerick, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged 1920, britain, history, ira, ireland, kilmallock, limerick, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: The Ballylanders Barracks Attack
Limerick may not have been on the same level as Cork or Tipperary when it came to IRA activity in the War of Independence, but it was not far behind. Those three Munster counties were at the heart of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, War
Tagged 1920, ballylanders, black and tans, britain, history, ira, ireland, limerick, malone, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: The Ward’s Hotel Ambush
On the 10th March 1920, an attack took place in the County Limerick town of Rathkeale, when several members of the local IRA took advantage of an opportunity to target members of the RIC. The event was more than just … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Rescue At Knocklong
A section of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade had instigated the military side of the War of Independence with the Soloheadbeg ambush. There would be other incidents, and deaths, in the weeks and months that followed, but the next spectacular moment … Continue reading
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