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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle For Dublin

Posted on Mar 23, 2021 by NFB

The forces of the provisional government had eliminated the Four Courts garrison as a threat, even if it had taken far longer than they had hoped. In so doing, they would surely have hoped that Dublin would be secured, and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Treaty Debates From A Military Perspective

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 by NFB

The road to the Irish Civil War pivots around a period of roughly three-and-a-half weeks from mid December to early January 1921, when the Anglo-Irish Treaty was debated in the Dail, and a final decision arrived at on it from … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: 21st January 1919 – The First Dail

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 by NFB

The commonly accepted start date for the Irish War of Independence is the 21st January 1919. It is this date because, purely by sheer coincidence, two completely separate events took place that proved momentous in forwarding the cause of Irish … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish Republican Army

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 by NFB

Before we move onto the momentous events of 1919, we need to skip back a bit, and spend some time on the resurrection and reorganisation of the Irish Volunteers. In the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising, the Volunteers were … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: South Dublin Union

Posted on Feb 19, 2019 by NFB

The western-most fighting within Dublin would belong to the 4th battalion of the Irish Volunteers, and most of that fighting would be done in a large complex called the South Dublin Union, located to the south-west at the city centre, near Kingsbridge … Continue reading →

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