by Pádraig Mac Donnchadha | 20th Century
Prior to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, Ireland was policed by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metropolitan Police. Needless to say, due to their loyalty to the old British regime and their association with the Auxiliaries and...
by Pádraig Mac Donnchadha | 20th Century
With the ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 by Dáil Éireann, albeit by a very small majority, the seeds of the civil war were sown. The Treaty accepted the de facto partition of Ireland into a 26 county Free State with Dominion status and a 6 county...
by Pádraig Mac Donnchadha | 20th Century
Eoin O’Duffy was born in Ulster, near Castleblaney in County Monaghan. Trained initially as an engineer he later became an auctioneer. He became interested in Irish politics and joined Sinn Féin, later becoming a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). During...
by Pádraig Mac Donnchadha | 20th Century
Éamon de Valera is the man who, more than anyone else, determined Ireland’s fate and character for most of the 20th century. He was an enigmatic character, some would say cold and aloof but undoubtedly charismatic, who rose from very humble beginnings to become...
by Pádraig Mac Donnchadha | 20th Century
The British had hoped that the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 would lead to the end of the war on the island of Ireland. As it stood the act was not acceptable to either the Republican or the Unionists of Ireland. The republican and nationalist majority in Ireland...
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