The River Lee and the Republican Armoured Cars of the Irish Civil War
By Anthony Barrett When the artillery of the Provincial Government’s National Army opened fire on the Four Courts on the morning of the …
The Irish Civil War – A short military history
By John Dorney (See also the Irish Civil War a Brief overview) The Irish Civil War, the conflict between rival nationalist factions …
Why was there a Civil War in Ireland?
By John Dorney Why was there a Civil War in Ireland in 1922-23? Why did those who had been comrades in pursuit …
Belfast Republicans and the Treaty Split of 1922 – Part 2
By Kieran Glennon Part one of this article (see here) analysed the initial reaction of the Belfast IRA to the Treaty …
Belfast Republicans and the Treaty Split of 1922 – Part 1
By Kieran Glennon Just as in the rest of Ireland, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast was split by the …
Podcast: The Civil War Memory Project with Criostóir MacCárthaigh
An interview with Criostóir MacCárthaigh on THE CIVIL WAR MEMORY PROJECT: An oral history project in association with the National Folklore Collection …
Today in Irish History – January 16 1922, The handover of Dublin Castle – or was it?
By John Dorney In January 1922, with the Anglo-Irish Treaty ratified in British and Irish parliaments[1] events in Ireland began to move …