Rebel Ireland: Easter Rising to Civil WarTells the stories of the conflicts, with their scores of killings, and torture. Easter 1916 features the rebellion which took place in Ireland 90 years ago. The War of Independence - features the guerrilla war. The Civil War features few episodes in Irish history. This book also traces the causes, events and consequences of these events. |
Contents
EASTER RISING 1 The RedGold Flame | 7 |
Irish Volunteers and the Citizen Army | 17 |
The Proclamation | 27 |
Easter Week | 35 |
The Executions | 55 |
Aftermath | 61 |
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 7 Resort to Arms 67 79 87 95 105 | 67 |
Targets | 79 |
Black and Tans and Auxies | 87 |
Bloody Sunday 11 Truce | 95 |
CIVIL WAR 12 The Treaty and Document No 2 | 115 |
The Four Courts | 125 |
Emergency Powers | 137 |
Legion of the Rearguard | 149 |
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active ambush Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish War anti-Treatyites April arms arrested Asquith August Auxiliaries barracks became Belfast born in Dublin Breen brigade British Cathal Brugha Catholic Ceannt Citizen Army Civil Clan na Gael Clarke commander Connolly Constable County Cork Cumann na mBan Dáil Éireann Dan Breen death December Easter Rising Easter Week election executed Fenian Fianna Fáil fighting forces Four Courts Gaelic League Griffith guerrilla Home Rule independence Irish Volunteers January joined July Kerry killed later leader Liam Lynch Limerick Lloyd George Lord MacDermott MacDonagh MacNeill March Markievicz Michael Collins military minister Mountjoy Mulcahy National nationalist negotiations Northern Ireland November O'Connell officer opposed the Treaty organised party Pearse Pearse's Plunkett police political prisoners pro-Treaty recruits reprisal Republic republican resigned Rory O'Connor Seán Treacy shot Sinn Féin soldiers South Dublin Union Squad surrender Tipperary Treaty terms Treatyites truce Ulster unionist Valera wounded