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Ireland’s Wars: British Pressure, A Second Split And The 1922 Election

Posted on Feb 23, 2021 by NFB

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 →

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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: The Treaty Negotiations

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 by NFB

The Anglo-Irish Treaty is a document of supreme importance to Irish history. It cannot be understated the pivotal impact it has played on Irish identity, politics and military matters since it was first negotiated, with the impact of its implementation … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Road To The Irish Civil War

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Truce

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Custom House

Posted on Sep 29, 2020 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Early 1921 In Dublin

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Aims And Objectives For 1921

Posted on Jul 14, 2020 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: De Valera In America

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Paris Peace Conference

Posted on Jul 16, 2019 by NFB

I finished my coverage of Ireland in the First World War a while ago, with a look at what the “named” Irish units were doing on the day of the armistice, 11th November 1918. The fighting of the First World … Continue reading →

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