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Ireland’s Wars: The IRA After The Civil War

Posted on Dec 28, 2021 by NFB

Having looked at the early years of the post-Civil War Free State and the military and political challenges that it faced, we now turn back to the losing side of the 1922/23 conflict. The Irish Republican Army was not an … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Conventional Civil War In Louth

Posted on Apr 13, 2021 by NFB

The moment that the National Army had opened fire on the Four Courts was a starting pistol for the rest of the country, even if it took a while for the news of what was happening in the capital to … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Northern Offensive

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 by NFB

Behind every flashpoint in Ireland on the road to the Irish Civil War, every bit of violence taking place in isolated areas or the more eye-catching combat in urban centres, the situation in Northern Ireland still caught people’s attention. The … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ulster In 1921

Posted on Sep 8, 2020 by NFB

It has almost become a tired cliche on this site, but I will say it at least one more time: the Irish War of Independence in Ulster is an under-researched and under-noticed thing. In many of the history books and … Continue reading →

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