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Anglo-Irish War

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Conflict in Ireland 1919–21, between the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the paramilitary wing of Sinn Fein, and British government forces, reinforced by the ex-service Auxiliaries and Black and Tans . Its outbreak is usually dated to the IRA's killing of two policemen in Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, on 21 January 1919. Following a war of guerrilla tactics, ambushes, assassinations, and reprisals, a truce negotiated in July 1921 led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty , which established the Irish Free State . Over 550 soldiers and police and more than 750 volunteers and civilians died during the conflict. Despite the Soloheadbeg incident, which coincided with the day of the first meeting of the Dáil, the illegal republican parliament in Dublin, IRA attacks against the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and other targets had begun in 1918 against the wishes of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the republican movement. The IRA was nominally controlled by the Dáil minister for defence Cathal Brugha…
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Full text Article Anglo-Irish War

From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
A term synonymous with the WAR OF INDEPENDENCE and the TAN WAR , used to describe the armed conflict between Britain and its Irish colony (1919-21), fought on the Irish side by the IRISH VOLUNTEERS (later the Irish Republican Army or IRA ). The fighting ended with the TRUCE of 9 July 1921, and the…
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Full text Article Anglo-Irish War

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Conflict in Ireland 1919–21, between the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the paramilitary wing of Sinn Fein, and British government forces, reinforced by the ex-service Auxiliaries and Black and Tans . Its outbreak is usually dated to the IRA's killing of two policemen in Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, …
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Full text Article O'Donnell, Peadar

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Irish republican activist and writer, born in Meenmore, County Donegal. Ireland's most prominent socialist republican, he campaigned for numerous radical causes throughout his life. O'Donnell was the son of a small farmer. He fought in the Anglo-Irish War (1919–21) and became a leading figure in the…
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Full text Article Treaty, the

From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921, ending the ANGLO-IRISH WAR that had begun in 1919. The agreement was the result of negotiations begun in London on 11 October 1921 between a British team led by LLOYD GEORGE and an Irish delegation with plenipotentiary powers, led by Arthur GRIFFITH and…
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Full text Article Collins, Michael

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Oct. 16, 1890, Woodfield, Sam’s Cross, County Cork, Ire.—died Aug. 22, 1922, Beal-na-Blath, Cork) Irish nationalist leader. He worked in London (1906–16) and then returned to fight in the Easter Rising. Elected as a member of Sinn Féin to the Westminster Parliament in December 1918, he instead…
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Full text Article O'Donnell, Peadar (Peter)

From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
1893-1986 Irish revolutionary and writer Born in Meenmore, County Donegal, the son of a small farmer, he became a teacher, then labour organizer, and guerrilla Republican leader. He opposed the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, was captured in civil war fighting, and escaped after a 41-day hunger strike. A…
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Full text Article RIC

From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
The Royal Irish Constabulary, Britain's police force throughout most of Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Irish War of 1919-21. It was founded as the Irish Constabulary by an act of Parliament of 1836, which united earlier local police forces. It was given the prefix ‘Royal’ by Queen Victoria in…
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Full text Article Mulcahy, Richard (1886-1971)

From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
Revolutionary and statesman. He was born in Waterford and fought with Thomas ASHE in north Co. Dublin in the 1916 EASTER RISING . He became chief of staff of the Irish Volunteers in March 1918 and worked with Michael COLLINS to try to maintain control over the IRA units scattered around the country…
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Full text Article Partry

From Brewer's Britain and Ireland
Irish Partraí , etymology unknown. A village in County Mayo, between LOUGH CARRA and LOUGH MASK . To the southwest are the Partry Mountains , whose peaks include DEVILS MOTHER and the highest in the range, MAUMTRASNA (673 m / 2207 ft). The hills saw some action in the Anglo-Irish War (1919–21): …
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Full text Article Griffith, Arthur

From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
1872-1922 Irish nationalist politician Born in Dublin, he was a compositor for a time, and joined the Gaelic League. He spent a period in South Africa, where he worked as a gold-miner and as a journalist. Back in Ireland he edited a new weekly paper, The United Irishman . In 1905 he founded a new…
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