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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish Republican Army
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged britain, brugha, collins, conscription, de valera, history, ira, ireland, irish republican army, irish volunteers, mulcahy, sinn fein, war, war of independence
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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The Easter Rising
Throughout the course of my writings on the Easter Rising, I have attempted to look at things through two viewpoints, and I think I will approach this summary in the same vein. Considering the actions of the Volunteers and the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, easter rising, history, ireland, irish citizen army, irish volunteers, maxwell, pearse, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Executions And The Changed Rising
One week after it had started, in Dublin and in the rest of the country, the Easter Rising was over. From a military perspective, it had ended in complete victory for the British: what rebel forces that had taken the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, easter rising, executions, history, ireland, irish citizen army, irish volunteers, kilmainham, maxwell, rebellion, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Rising In Leinster
Since the Easter Rising was such a Dublin-centric event, it would stand to reason that the province of Ireland with the most rebel activity outside of the capital would be the larger Leinster region. There were plenty of targets that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, easter rising, enniscorthy, history, ireland, irish volunteers, leinster, war, wexford
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Ireland’s Wars: The 5th Battalion And Ashbourne
The Easter Rising was a national event, but before we look to the country at large, we must first look at the events that took place within County Dublin, but outside of the city, centring on the experience of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, 5th battalion, ashbourne, ashe, British, easter rising, fingal, history, ireland, irish volunteers, mulchay, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The British Experience In The Easter Rising
Over the last number of weeks we have looked at the various garrisons and areas of operation for the rebels of the Easter Rising, and part of that process has been an examination of British responses and troop movements against … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, britain, easter rising, history, ireland, irish citizen army, irish volunteers, lowe, war, wimbourne
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Ireland’s Wars: Moore Street And Surrender
As Friday began, and the fifth day of fighting in the centre of Dublin commenced, it was clear that the GPO was in serious peril. British artillery was demolishing the building piece by piece, and every time the brave Volunteers-turned-firefighters … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, gpo, history, ireland, irish citizen army, irish volunteers, moore street, pearse, sackville street, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Sackville Street
When it came to the headquarters of the Irish Republic, the military council did not look far beyond Liberty Hall. Sackville Street was then, as now with its modern day O’Connell Street moniker, one of the main thoroughfares of Dublin … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, clarke, connolly, easter rising, gpo, history, ireland, irish citizen army, irish volunteers, mcdermott, pearse, plunkett, sackville street, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The 1st Battalion’s Rising
The 1st battalion of the Irish Volunteers had an unenviable task on Easter Week. Their area of operations was to be a sprawling mix of city-centre and suburban, from the imposing Four Courts buildings on the Liffey quays, through North Brunswick … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, 1st battalion, britain, easter rising, four courts, heuston, history, ireland, irish volunteers, ned daly, north brunswick street, north king street, war
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Ireland’s Wars: South Dublin Union
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, British, brugha, ceannt, colbert, cosgrave, easter rising, foresters, history, ireland, irish volunteers, jamesons, lowe, macneill, pearse, royal irish regiment, south dublin union, war
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