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Ireland’s Wars: The Civil War On The Railways
As discussed, by the end of 1922 the anti-Treaty war effort was in a dire state. The IRA’s weaknesses were becoming manifest, and the strengths of their pro-Treaty opponents also. The opportunities for the republicans to strike effectively at the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, 1923, anti-Treaty, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, railways, republicans, russell, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Execution Policy
When it comes to the Irish Civil War, there is little more evocative in the popular memory than the provisional government’s formal policy of enacting executions of captured republicans. We have discussed the course of the conventional war, the death … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, childers, cosgrave, executions, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, lynch, mulcahy, national army, o'higgins, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Lawlor’s Sweep
Having discussed the wider picture of the National Army’s counter-insurgency campaign in the final months of 1922, in this entry I want to take a look at a specific example of what that campaign attempted, and what it was capable … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, connacht, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, kilroy, lawlor, mac eoin, national army, newport, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The National Army’s COIN Campaign
Having taken a few entries to look at the bounce back of the IRA in the aftermath of the conventional Civil War, today I wanted to spend some time discussing the manner in which the pro-Treaty side began to absorb … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, coin, counter-insurgency, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Pikes Bridge
The period between the end of August up to November was a time where the balance of the war had vacillated between the two sides. The National Army maintained a nominal control, the provisional government got its legislature in being … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, kildare, ledwith, mullaney, national army, pikes bridge, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Peace Moves In 1922
From the moment that the Irish Civil War started, there were men and women trying to get it to stop. Their motivations varied from person to person and background to background: there were politicians who despised the use of physical … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, cosgrave, de valera, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, lynch, mulchay, national army, peace, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Anti-Treaty Offensive In The West
Long before the conventional Civil War was brought to a successful conclusion for the pro-Treaty side in the south of the country, a conflict with a more guerrilla flavour was being fought in the west. The National Army, on the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, carty, connacht, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, kilroy, mac eoin, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Anti-Treaty Offensive In Cork
For the anti-Treaty side that was embarking on the continuation of the Civil War that the guerrilla phase represented, many hopes would have rested on Cork. It was a county that had seen arguably the highest concentration of anti-Treaty Volunteers, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, cork, dalton, gibbs, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, lynch, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republican, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Anti-Treaty Offensive In Kerry
When Cork City fell to advancing pro-Treaty forces on the 10th August, hopes would have been high that the Civil War was essentially over. In that strictly conventional sense, the anti-Treaty side had suffered total defeat, their armies repulsed in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1922, anti-Treaty, daly, history, ira, ireland, irish civil war, irish revolutionary period, kerry, lynch, national army, pro-Treaty, provisional government, republicans, war
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