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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: The Battle Of Limerick
Almost from the moment that the split in the republican movement became manifest, it had one of its major fault lines through the city of Limerick. The IRA in the area, if one includes Michael Brennan’s forces to the north … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, Limerick, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, brennan, deasy, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, limerick, lynch, national army, o'duffy, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republican, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Sack Of Fermoy
The Irish War of Independence was beginning to heat up. While little remembered, the events in North Clare during August 1919 pointed to an escalation of the conflict in terms of reactions to IRA instituted violence. Only a month later, … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Rathclarin Ambush
So far in 1919 elements of the IRA had proven they were more than capable of dealing with both armed and unarmed police forces, whether it was G Division in Dublin or the RIC in rural areas. The consequences of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1919, ambush, britain, British, cork, crowley, deasy, history, ira, ireland, rathclarin, ric, war, war of independence
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