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Irish War of Independence: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Anglo-Irish War
Date 1919 - 1921
Location Ireland
Participants Ireland • Irish Republican Army • United Kingdom

Photos

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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Key People

Michael Collins seated with arms crossed, wearing a dark suit and tie, looking directly at the camera in a black and white portrait.
Michael Collins
Irish statesman
Robert Erskine Childers
Robert Erskine Childers
Irish writer and nationalist

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