Irish Volunteers attacked a Royal Irish Constabulary escort at Soloheadbeg, killing two officers and seizing explosives. The action marked the opening of the Irish War of Independence, following years...
The treaty established the Irish Free State while allowing six counties in the north to remain within the United Kingdom. It ended one phase of conflict but divided Irish nationalists and laid...
Fighting began in Dublin between forces for and against the Anglo-Irish Treaty after the anti-treaty garrison occupied the Four Courts. The conflict grew from unresolved disputes over partition,...