The Irish War of IndependenceMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 20 nov 2002 - 400 pagine The war was prosecuted ruthlessly by the Irish Republican Army which, paralleling the political efforts of Sinn Féin, hoped to break Britain's will to rule Ireland and create an independent Irish republic. The British retaliated by introducing two new irregular forces into Ireland, the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries. Fighting took place principally in counties Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Monaghan, Armagh, Clare, Kerry, and Longford. It was sporadic but vicious, with fewer than 2,000 IRA volunteers facing over 50,000 crown forces. The IRA depended upon energetic local leaders -- where there were none, there was little fighting. |
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... House on fire ( courtesy of Hulton Getty ) A tank used as a battering ram during an army search ( © Popperfoto ) In the ruins of the Custom House ( courtesy of the National Library of Ireland , ref . no . Hog / Len A24 ) Refugees ...
... House on fire ( courtesy of Hulton Getty ) A tank used as a battering ram during an army search ( © Popperfoto ) In the ruins of the Custom House ( courtesy of the National Library of Ireland , ref . no . Hog / Len A24 ) Refugees ...
Pagina xiv
... House of Commons . 19 March : Tomás MacCurtain , Lord Mayor of Cork , shot dead . 26 March : Alan Bell , RM , shot dead by IRA . 29 March : Sir Nevil Macready appointed GOC Irish Command . 3 April : IRA burning and destruction of income ...
... House of Commons . 19 March : Tomás MacCurtain , Lord Mayor of Cork , shot dead . 26 March : Alan Bell , RM , shot dead by IRA . 29 March : Sir Nevil Macready appointed GOC Irish Command . 3 April : IRA burning and destruction of income ...
Pagina xv
... House . 22 June : King George V speech opening Belfast parliament . 24 June : Lloyd George invites de Valera to conference . 8 July : British , Sinn Féin and Southern Unionists meet in Dublin . 9 July : Truce agreed . 11 July : 12 noon ...
... House . 22 June : King George V speech opening Belfast parliament . 24 June : Lloyd George invites de Valera to conference . 8 July : British , Sinn Féin and Southern Unionists meet in Dublin . 9 July : Truce agreed . 11 July : 12 noon ...
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... House of Lords veto had been removed , seemingly ensuring passage of the legislation . Optimism was shat- tered by the strength and effectiveness of Ulster Unionist resistance supported by an opportunistic Conservative Party ; by 1914 ...
... House of Lords veto had been removed , seemingly ensuring passage of the legislation . Optimism was shat- tered by the strength and effectiveness of Ulster Unionist resistance supported by an opportunistic Conservative Party ; by 1914 ...
Pagina 6
... house with few of the virtues of either a centralised or a devolved government , thus enabling all Irish grievances and problems to be blamed on it . Under the Act , Irish considerations were all too frequently subjugated to British ...
... house with few of the virtues of either a centralised or a devolved government , thus enabling all Irish grievances and problems to be blamed on it . Under the Act , Irish considerations were all too frequently subjugated to British ...
Sommario
BEGINNING | 23 |
APOGEE | 67 |
CONSEQUENCES | 151 |
Conclusion | 198 |
Appendices | 204 |
Notes | 217 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 257 |
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