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Ireland’s Wars: Beal Na mBlath
The ambush that killed Michael Collins remains an emotive moment in Irish military history. It’s been immortalised on the page and on screen, Irish political parties continue to give speeches at the spot every year, the man’s grave is a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, beal na mblath, collins, de valera, deasy, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: British Pressure, A Second Split And The 1922 Election
In the month of June, the final confluence leading to the start of the Irish Civil War began. Looking back from a century removed it might seem like a somewhat strange and sudden deterioration: after all, at the start of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, britain, collins, david lloyd george, de valera, election, griffith, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revoluttionary period, lynch, national army, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Treaty Debates From A Military Perspective
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
Ireland’s Wars: The Road To The Irish Civil War
We begin now what is called the truce period, that time between the coming into existence of the truce that ended the Irish War of Independence on the 11th July 1920, and the beginning of the Irish Civil War, generally … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, britain, collins, de valera, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, lloyd george, o'duffy, ric, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Truce
The Irish War of Independence came to an end, officially speaking, on the 11th July 1921, when a truce that was agreed between representatives of “the Republic” and the British government came into effect. I say “officially speaking” because in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, britain, de valera, history, ira, ireland, lloyd george, truce, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: The Custom House
The war in Ireland had reached its terminal stage. Throughout the country, though primarily in Cork, Dublin and parts of Ulster, the death toll had remained consistent, then skyrocketed. The electoral process that the British hoped would point the way … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, auxiliaries, britain, custom house, de valera, dublin, history, ira, ireland, ric, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: Early 1921 In Dublin
The events of Bloody Sunday might be the most famous of the War of Independence in Dublin, but they were neither a decisive nor final blow. The British intelligence communities and the larger Crown Forces had been badly shaken by … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1921, auxiliaries, britain, de valera, dmp, dublin, history, ira, ireland, ric, the squad, traynor, war, war of independence, winter
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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: De Valera In America
As already discussed, the international dimension was vital to the Irish War of Independence. The political heads of the Republic were smart enough to know that a complete military victory over Britain was unlikely to occur, and even if it … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1920, britain, clan na gael, de valera, history, ira, irb, ireland, USA, war, war of independence
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