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    • Background to the Home Rule Crisis
    • Opposition to Home Rule
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    • Easter Rising
    • Easter Rising Aftermath
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Irish Independent 1916 Collection

Assembling Armies and Acquiring Arms

article, 2015
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1914–18, The crisis over the Third Home Rule Bill, Opposition to Home Rule, Third Home Rule Bill 1912-14 Keywords:Tags Augustine Birrell, Conor Mulvagh, Dublin Castle, Easter Rising, Edward Carson, Eoin MacNeill, First World War, gun-running, Home Rule, IPP, IRB, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Volunteers, John Redmond, Joseph Plunkett, Patrick Pearse, RIC, Thomas MacDonagh, UVF
BBC Youtube

BBC’s: The Story of Ireland – Age of Nations

TV programme, 2012
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1914–18, Easter Rising, Easter Rising Aftermath, Ireland during WWI, Rise of Sinn Féin, Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish Treaty, Anglo-Irish War, Irish Civil War, Reaction to Treaty, The crisis over the Third Home Rule Bill, Background to the Home Rule Crisis, Opposition to Home Rule Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish treaty, Anglo-Irish war, Black and Tans, courts martial, David Lloyd George, Easter Rising, Edward Carson, executions, First World War, Gaelic Revival, Home Rule, internment, IRA, IRB, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Republic, Irish Volunteers, James Craig, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Partition, Patrick Pearse, reprisals, RIC, Sinn Féin, Ulster Covenant, UVF
RTE Century Ireland

The Curragh Crisis

article, 2014
Topics:Categories The crisis over the Third Home Rule Bill, Third Home Rule Bill 1912-14 Keywords:Tags British Army, British government, Curragh Incident, General Arthur Paget, gun-running, Home Rule opposition, Hubert Gough, Irish Volunteers, RIC, UVF
RTE Century Ireland

Chronology of the Easter Rising

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article, 2016
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1914–18, Easter Rising Keywords:Tags Augustine Birrell, British Army, Bulmer Hobson, Easter Rising, Eoin MacNeill, IRB, Irish Volunteers, Patrick Pearse, RIC, Roger Casement
Irish Independent 1916 collection

After the Shooting Stopped

article, 2017
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1914–18, Rise of Sinn Féin Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish treaty, Anglo-Irish war, Arthur Griffith, Count Plunkett, Dáil Éireann, David Lloyd George, Eamon de Valera, Easter Rising, Edward Carson, Home Rule, IPP, John Redmond, Mary Daly, RIC, Sinn Féin, W. T. Cosgrave
National Archives

Ireland – Compulsory Military Service

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document, 27 March 1918
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1914–18, Rise of Sinn Féin Keywords:Tags British Army, British government, conscription crisis, David Lloyd George, General Bryan Mahon, General Byrne, Military Service Bill, Nationalists, RIC, War Cabinet
Bureau of Military History

How Soloheadbeg Ambush Came About – Witness statement

document, 1919
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Ambush, Anglo-Irish war, guerilla warfare, IRA, RIC, Soloheadbeg, Tipperary, Tipperary Brigade
History Ireland

Soloheadbeg: what really happened?

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article, 1997
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Ambush, Anglo-Irish war, guerilla warfare, IRA, RIC, Soloheadbeg, Tipperary, Tipperary Brigade
Youtube - TCD

Ireland in Rebellion: War of Independence

video clip, 2015
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish war, assassination, Black and Tans, Bloody Sunday, British Army, Dáil Éireann, David Lloyd George, Eamon de Valera, First Dáil, flying columns, guerilla warfare, hunger strike, IRA, Kevin Barry, killings, Michael Collins, Patrick Geoghegan, Republican Courts, RIC, Soloheadbeg, Terence MacSwiney, Tom Barry, Tomas MacCurtain, Walter Long

Bureau of Military History

Irish Weapons

newspaper cutting, September 1919
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish war, police, RIC, weapons
UCD History Hub

Anglo-Irish War/War of Independence (The Irish Revolution Lecture 7)

podcast, 2014
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Ambush, An tOglach, Anglo-Irish war, armed raids, British government, Dáil Éireann, IRA, Irish Volunteers, Michael Collins, Michael Laffan, military rule, RIC, Soloheadbeg, weapons

IWM

RIC during Ambush

photograph, 1920
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Ambush, Clare, guerilla warfare, RIC

IWM

The IRA suspects lined up outside barracks after a roundup

photograph, 1920
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags British Army, IRA, prisoners, RIC

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Ballytrain RIC barracks captured and sacked by the IRA.

photograph, 1920
Topics:Categories Northern Ireland 1921–25, Challenges facing NI government, Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags 1920-22 Troubles, Ambush, Anglo-Irish war, armed raids, IRA, Irish Volunteers, RIC

National Museums Ireland

Tomas MacCurtain Commemorative postcard

postcard, March 1920
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Cork, propaganda, RIC, Sinn Féin, Tomas MacCurtain
National Archives UK

The Irish Situation – April 1920

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document, 3 April 1920
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Andrew Bonar Law, British Army, David Lloyd George, Edward Carson, guerilla warfare, IRA, Lord French, police, RIC, Sinn Féin, Walter Long

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Black and Tans on patrol in Dublin

photograph, 1920
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Black and Tans, British Army, Dublin, police, RIC
Hansard

Lord Curzon – House of Lords Anglo-Irish War

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speech, 20 October 1920
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish war, guerilla warfare, Lord Curzon, outrages, RIC, Sinn Féin
History Ireland

The burning of Cork, December 1920

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article, 2015
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish war, Black and Tans, British Army, Burning of Cork City, fire brigade, IRA, Michael Collins, police, reprisals, RIC, Sinn Féin, Tom Barry

Decade of Centenaries timeline

USC at a police checkpoint

photograph, 1921
Topics:Categories Northern Ireland 1921–25, Challenges facing NI government, Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Belfast, Northern Ireland, police, RIC, RUC, USC
New RIC Christmas Card
Bicycles, Barracks & Bandoliers

The New RIC

card, 1921
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish war, Auxiliaries, Black and Tans, police, RIC
Hansard

Outrages and Reprisals

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speech, 1921
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish War Keywords:Tags Auxiliaries, Black and Tans, Hamar Greenwood, House of Commons, Joseph Devlin, police, reprisals, RIC
National Archives UK

Terms of the Armstice

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document, 9 July 1921
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish Truce Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish treaty, Anglo-Irish war, British Army, British government, RIC, truce
National Archives UK

Irish Settlement: Proposals of the British government

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document, 20 July 1921
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Anglo-Irish Treaty Keywords:Tags Anglo-Irish treaty, Arthur Balfour, Austen Chamberlain, British Army, British government, Council of Ireland, Eamon de Valera, James Craig, Northern Ireland, oath of allegiance, RIC
PRONI

Open Divisional Commissioner’s bi-monthly report

document, 15 February 1922
Topics:Categories Northern Ireland 1921–25, Challenges facing NI government Keywords:Tags 1920-22 Troubles, Belfast, Fermanagh, IRA, kidnapping, killings, police, RIC, riots, sectarianism, USC
Catholic recruitment to USC
Bicycles, Barracks & Bandoliers

Memo regarding Catholic recruitment in the RUC and USC

memo, March 1922
Topics:Categories Northern Ireland 1921–25, Challenges facing NI government Keywords:Tags Catholic recruitment, Craig-Collins pact, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland government, police, RIC, RUC, USC
National Archives UK

Cabinet Memorandum. The Irish Situation.

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document, 30 May 1922
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Irish Civil War Keywords:Tags anti-treaty forces, Arthur Griffith, Austen Chamberlain, Collins de Valera pact, Dáil Éireann, Eamon de Valera, election, IFS Constitution, Michael Collins, pro-treaty forces, Republicans, RIC, Unionists, Winston Churchill
Google Arts & Culture

War News No.3- Anti-Treaty Newsletter

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newsletter, 30 June 1922
Topics:Categories Political Developments 1919–23, Irish Civil War Keywords:Tags anti-treaty forces, Dublin, Eamon de Valera, Four Courts, RIC, Winston Churchill

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  • Third Home Rule Bill Crisis
    • Background to the Home Rule Crisis
    • Opposition to Home Rule
    • Third Home Rule Bill 1912-14
    • Reaction to the Home Rule Act
  • Political Developments
    1914–18
    • Ireland during WWI
    • Easter Rising
    • Easter Rising Aftermath
    • Rise of Sinn Féin
  • Political Developments
    1919–23
    • Anglo-Irish War
    • Truce
    • Anglo-Irish Treaty
    • Reaction to the Treaty
    • Irish Civil War
    • Government of Ireland Act
  • Northern Ireland
    1921–25
    • Challenges facing NI government
    • Establishment of NI government
  • Study & Exam Resources
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