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Ireland’s Wars: The Split
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was passed, but the divide in the nationalist movement, from top to bottom, was only widening. Some, on either side that that divide, may have hoped that reconciliation could be found to prevent a civil war from … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, collins, dail, history, ira, irb, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, pro-Treaty, provisional government, truce, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Ballinalee
The opening days of November 1920 affords us the chance to look at a hither-to unexplored part of the Irish War of Independence. The midlands region of Ireland was one that remained relatively quiet throughout the war, but there was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged ballinalee, black and tans, britain, collins, history, ira, irb, ireland, longford, mac eoin, 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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Ireland’s Wars: The 1916 Plan
The Easter Rising would, when it came to it, amount to the seizure of a number of buildings and other positions in Dublin, similar seizures in a few other parts of the country, and a few rural ambushes and skirmishes. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, connolly, dublin, easter rising, history, hobson, irb, ireland, irish revolutionary period, pearse, volunteers, war
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Ireland’s Wars: On The Road To 1916
So. The Irish revolutionary period. It is fair to say that the years between 1913 and 1923 are the most famous, well-written about and analysed portions of Irish history, most especially the iconic year of 1916. I cannot claim to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, connolly, easter rising, england, history, irb, ireland, irish volunteers, o'donovan rossa, pearse, war, world war one
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Ireland’s Wars: Redmond’s Volunteer Takeover
Between the unreliability of the British military when it came to upholding the law, and the gun-running’s that had increased the armed potential of the Ulster and Irish Volunteers, things appeared to be disintegrating fast in Ireland in the summer … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, clarke, history, hobson, ipp, irb, ireland, irish parliamentary party, irish volunteers, macneill, redmond, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Home Rule And Volunteers
We are now truly entering an era of Irish history commonly identified with the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. The events we will be discussing were the final steps on the road to those conflicts, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged carson, craig, hibernians, history, hobson, home rule, ipp, irb, ireland, irish volunteers, macneill, redmond, ulster volunteers, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Gaelic Revival And The IRB
In this series, I make it a point to prioritize military affairs when it comes to Irish history, but battles and armies and generals don’t exist in a vacuum. They are a product of their cultural, social and political environments, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1867, cells, clarke, fenians, gaa, gaelic league, gaelic revival, griffith, history, hobson, home rule, irb, ireland, irish republican brotherhood, mac diarmada, sinn fein, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Boer War In Ireland
The Boer War was a part of a series of nineteenth century conflicts, starting most definitively with the Crimean War, that had a great deal of international attention, owing to the large journalistic presence and the advances in communication technology … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Phoenix Park Murders
The IRB , like so many similar organisations before them and after them, were no strangers to internal factionalisation. It is, perhaps, only natural for an entity obsessed with secrecy and the independent operation of separate cells to develop separate, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1882, burke, cavendish, fenians, history, invincibles, irb, ireland, murders, phoenix park, war
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