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Children gather around armed British soldiers and a horse on a Dublin street during the War of Irish Independence in 1921, with buildings visible in the background. Portrait of Eamon De Valera wearing round glasses, a suit, and a striped tie, looking directly at the camera. Michael Collins seated with arms crossed, wearing a dark suit and tie, looking directly at the camera in a black and white portrait. British soldiers in helmets search through charred debris and scattered papers inside the burnt Customs House in Dublin after an Irish Republican Army attack in May 1921.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: History Ireland - The Irish War of Independence. Aug 11, 2026
Add new Web site: The Irish Story - The Irish War of Independence. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Waterford County Museum - The Irish War of Independence 1919 - 21. Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: International Churchill Society - Churchill Proceedings - Churchill and the Anglo-Irish War 1919-1922. Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - 100 Years of Irish Independence and Division. Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Alpha History - The Irish War of Independence. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: University College Cork, Ireland - The Irish Revolution Project - The War of Independence in Cork and Kerry. Feb 27, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Irish War of Independence. Dec 08, 2023
Add new Web site: History Ireland - The Irish War of Independence. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: National Army Museum - Irish War of Independence. Aug 18, 2023
Added cross-references. Apr 27, 2023
New article added. Mar 13, 2023
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