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Strand unit: 1916 and the foundation of the state. Content objective: This resource should enable a child to: acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland. acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods. begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of ...
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The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC).
- 21 January 1919 – 11 July 1921, (2 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
The War of Independence project is a partnership between RTÉ History, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media and The Atlas of the Irish Revolution ...
Michael Collins. Irish War of Independence, (1919–21), conflict that pitted Irish nationalists (republicans), who were pursuing independence from the United Kingdom for Ireland, against British security forces and Irish loyalists (unionists), who sought to preserve Ireland’s union with Great Britain. The war concluded with the Anglo-Irish ...
