20th Century Period
Formation of An Garda Síochána in 1922
Prior to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, Ireland was policed by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metropolitan Police.
20th Century Period
The Irish Civil War (1922-1923)
With the ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 by Dáil Éireann, albeit by a very small majority, the seeds of the civil war were sown.
20th Century Period
General Eoin O'Duffy (1892-1944)
Eoin O’Duffy was born in Ulster, near Castleblaney in County Monaghan. Trained initially as an engineer he later became an auctioneer.
20th Century Period
The Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921)
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921 in London between the British government and an Irish delegation.
20th Century Period
Éamon de Valera - Irish President
Éamon de Valera is the man who, more than anyone else, determined Ireland’s fate and character for most of the 20th century.
20th Century Period
The Partition of Ireland: A Country Divided
The partition of Ireland in 1921 divided the island into two entities: Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom, and Southern Ireland, which later became the independent Republic of Ireland. […]
20th Century Period
Government of Ireland Act 1920
By the late 1920’s Ireland was in a state of disarray from the Irish War of Independence. The British forces of the Royal Irish Constabulary along with the Black and Tans retaliated against the IRA and Sinn […]
20th Century Period
Bloody Sunday of 1920
Bloody Sunday occurred in Dublin on 21 November 1920 and would mark a turning point for the War of Independence leaving 31 people dead in a single day.
20th Century Period
The forming of the Black & Tans
The Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve was formed in 1920 and was the official name for the Black & Tans.
20th Century Period
Kevin Barry (1902 - 1920) - A Teenage Volunteer
In October 1917 a young boy of fifteen years put himself forward to fight for the freedom of Ireland with the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Food Recipes
Irish Fish Cakes Recipe
With Ireland being surrounded with large coastlines and speckled with bays and docks it is only fitting that Fish is a large part of Irish cooking.
Food Recipes
Beer Batter Monkfish
Monkfish was always a favorite of my mother’s and grandmother’s fish recipes.