Operation Motorman of 1972
In the early morning of 31 July 1972, the British army initiated Operation Motorman in response to Bloody Friday, a series of bombs that occurred…
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Bloody Sunday 1972
British Troops Arrive In Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)
The Battle of the Bogside in 1969
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association Action & Reaction
Founding of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement
Terence O’ Neill (Baron ‘ Neill of the Maine)
Republic of Ireland Act Is Signed in 1949
Éire and World War II (1939-1945).
The establishment of Éire in 1937
Although Eamon de Valera had fought for an Irish republic during the rising of Easter 1916 and later during the War of Independence 1919-1921 and…
Éamon de Valera bans the IRA
Prior to the civil war of 1922-1923, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) principle allegiance was to the national government assembly known as Dáil Éireann. However,…
The Formation of Fine Gael
Following the civil war, the Irish Free State was governed by the pro-treaty parties the largest of which was, Cumann na nGaedheal, from 1923 to…
Fianna Fáil is founded
In 1923, the irregular troops laid down their arms, giving victory to the Free State forces. Eamon de Valera, as Director of Operations for the…
The Ulster Special Constabulary
Formed in 1920 the Ulster Special Constabulary was also known as the B-Specials. As a reserve police force, they were used in times of emergency…
Formation of An Garda Síochána in 1922
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…
The Irish Civil War (1922-1923)
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…
General Eoin O’Duffy (1892-1944)
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…
The Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921)
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921 in London between the British government and an Irish delegation. The agreement marked the end of…
Éamon de Valera – Irish President
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…
The Partition of Ireland
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…
Government of Ireland Act 1920
By the late 1920’s Ireland was in a state of disarray from the Irish war of independence. The British forces of the Royal Irish Constabulary along…
Bloody Sunday of 1920
Bloody Sunday occurred in Dublin on 21 November 1920 and would mark a turning point for the War of Independence leaving 31 people dead in…
The forming of the Black & Tans
The Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve was formed in 1920 and was the official name for the Black & Tans. Former British soldiers were mostly…
Kevin Barry (1902 – 1920) – A Teenage Volunteer
In October 1917 a young boy of fifteen years put himself forward to fight for the freedom of Ireland with the Irish Republican Army (IRA)….