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Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Limerick

Posted on May 18, 2021 by NFB

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 →

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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: Ulster In 1921

Posted on Sep 8, 2020 by NFB

It has almost become a tired cliche on this site, but I will say it at least one more time: the Irish War of Independence in Ulster is an under-researched and under-noticed thing. In many of the history books and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Ballytrain Barracks Attack

Posted on Oct 22, 2019 by NFB

While Eamon de Valera was continuing his own private war of words in the United States, the more public war of bullets, bombs and blood was continuing in Ireland. Beginning with the Carraigtwohill barracks attack, the IRA had commenced a … Continue reading →

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