The attack was the start of the Irish War of Independence. World War I, known as “the war to end all wars,” lasted four years, and decimated an entire generation of young men. Losses for the ...

The Truce that brought the War of Independence to an end in July 1921 resulted in jubilation, consternation and suspicion. Although welcomed by the public, it was clear to many Irish republicans ...

On this day, Jan 2, 1920, recruitment began for the Black and Tans, Britain’s unofficial auxiliary army during the Irish War of Independence. The Black and Tans first arrived in Ireland on March ...

Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty that ended Ireland's War of Independence and established the Irish Free State, the disbandment of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was agreed. The force officially ...

Following the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), a reluctant Collins was sent to London by de Valera to negotiate a peace deal. The controversial 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty created an independent ...

The Auxiliaries, officially known as the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary (ADRIC ... action with the Auxiliaries during the War of Independence. Both the Black and Tans and ...

Irish Republican Army This topic contains articles relating to the original IRA from the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). It also covers later paramilitary organisations that ...

In a century of huge change in Ireland, she lived through the 1916 Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence, the Civil War, two world wars and two pandemics. Mrs Druce lost a brother and ...