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Ireland’s Wars: The Clonbanin Ambush And New Structures
The War of Independence saw its fiercest battlegrounds in Munster, and the situation in that province proved deadly most other days during 1921. In early March another major ambush, the latest in a long line of major ambushes, took place … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, britain, british army, conbanin, cork, divisions, history, ira, ireland, kerry, moylan, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: Clonfin And Dromkeen
Having spent some time looking at some of the elements of the War of Independence that may not have brought great credit to the IRA, we turn back to some of their more notable successes. The war intensified as more … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, auxiliaries, black and tans, britain, clonfin, dromkeen, history, ira, ireland, mac eoin, o'hannigan, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: Mrs Lindsay And Cork’s Informant War
The Irish War of Independence was, at its beating heart, an ugly affair. All wars are, in their own way, but there is something especially brutal about the kind of asymmetric war that the years 1919-1921 saw in Ireland: they … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Glenwood Ambush
Having spent a degree of time going over the higher political situation, we must now dive deep into the hurley burley of 1921’s military engagement in earnest. We begin in County Clare. We have a spent a bit of time … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Aims And Objectives For 1921
The Irish War of Independence was now entering its final year, though of course no one knew that at the time. There would be a new intensity to the conflict in the coming months, as things hurtled towards a political … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, britain, collins, de valera, history, ira, ireland, lloyd george, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: Other Actions In 1920
There were numerous operations throughout 1920 that have escaped our attention, either because they were just too small-scale, or because there were just more important things to focus on. In this entry, just as I did for similar events in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1920, britain, history, ira, ireland, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: Monreal And Nine Mile House
When you look into the history of the Irish War of Independence, you are often dependent on limited sources for certain actions. Ambushes had only a certain amount of participants on either side, and both were caught up in a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920, British, history, ira, ireland, monreal, nine mile house, ric, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Burning Of Cork
Throughout the course of our “coverage” of the Irish War of Independence we have discussed reprisals by Crown Forces in the aftermath of IRA attacks. In the first two years of the war these reprisals took on many forms: the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged auxiliaries, britain, british army, cork, greenwood, history, ira, ireland, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: Bloody Sunday (1920)
Thing were poised very delicately for the IRA in Dublin in November 1920. GHQ had managed to help orchestrate a nationwide campaign of rebellion against British rule, the Squad had annihilated the DMP’s G Division, and a certain aura of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920, auxiliaries, bloody sunday, britain, cairo gang, collins, croke park, dublin, hardy, history, intelligence, ireland, mckee, ric, russell, war, war of independence
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