Edition 235 of Century Ireland with all the news from 100 years ago.

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Hostilities spread to provinces as both sides commit to continuation of conflict
Limerick, 22 July 1922
Hostilities, which began in Dublin with the bombardment of the occupied Four Courts on 28 June, have now spread to other parts of the country.

Free State troops walk along the road fearing Irregular ambush Photo: Illustrated London News, 5 August 1922
Free State troops walk along the road fearing Irregular ambush
Photo: Illustrated London News, 5 August 1922

Provisional government establishes War Council under Michael Collins as parliament is prorogued for 14 days
Dublin, 14 July 1922
The National Army announced yesterday that a War Council has been created to direct military operations throughout the country after the eruption of open hostilities with anti-treaty forces at the end of June in Dublin.

L-R: Commander of the National Army, General Michael Collins; Defence Minister and Chief of Staff of the Irish National Army, General Richard Mulcahy Photo: The Illustrated London News, August 5 1922
L-R: Commander of the National Army, General Michael Collins; Defence Minister and Chief of Staff of the Irish National Army, General Richard Mulcahy
Photo: The Illustrated London News, August 5 1922

Confined to insanitary steel cages for 18 hours a day – horror conditions on Belfast prison ship revealed
Belfast, 21 July 1922
Over 300 internees are being held in steel cages for 18 hours a day aboard a prison ship which is anchored in Belfast Lough.

Yachts in Belfast Lough Photo: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D4330/3
Yachts in Belfast Lough
Photo: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D4330/3

Compensation claims mount as a result of Dublin destruction
Dublin, 22 July 1922
Compensation claims continue to flood in as a result of the destruction caused during the recent Battle of Dublin involving pro- and anti-treaty forces.

Sackville Street after bombardment – a view from the Nelson Column Photo: Illustrated London News, 15 July 1922
Sackville Street after bombardment – a view from the Nelson Column
Photo: Illustrated London News, 15 July 1922

No 'rigid passport system' between Ireland and Britain for now – Churchill
Westminster, 14 July 1922
Winston Churchill, British Secretary of State for the Colonies, has not ruled out the imposition of a passport system between Britain and Ireland at some future date.

Map of 'The British Isles', 1801 Photo: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Map of 'The British Isles', 1801
Photo: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Tailteann Games abandoned over Irish civil war concerns
17 July 1922
The proposed Irish festival of sport and culture, Aonach Tailteann, has been postponed.

Portrait of Postmaster General and Director of the Aonach Tailteann Committee, J.J. Walsh Photo: South Dublin Libraries
Portrait of Postmaster General and Director of the Aonach Tailteann Committee, J.J. Walsh
Photo: South Dublin Libraries

‘No surrender’ the catch-cry as loyalists celebrate 232nd anniversary of Battle of the Boyne
Belfast, 13 July 1922
The 232nd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne was enthusiastically celebrated by unionists across Northern Ireland yesterday.

The principal officers of the County Grand lodge of Belfast. Left to right – Jackson Totton, Grand Treasurer; Sir Joseph Davison, Grand Master; Robert Armstrong, Deputy Grand Master; and John Drennan, Grand Secretary. Photo: Belfast Newsletter, 14 July 1922
The principal officers of the County Grand lodge of Belfast. Left to right – Jackson Totton, Grand Treasurer; Sir Joseph Davison, Grand Master; Robert Armstrong, Deputy Grand Master; and John Drennan, Grand Secretary.
Photo: Belfast Newsletter, 14 July 1922

Cardinal Logue stopped by Ulster ‘Specials’ for fourth time
Armagh, 22 July 1922
The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Michael Logue, was stopped and searched yesterday for the fourth time on a public road by members of the B Specials.

Cardinal Logue, centre, pictured a number of years ago on a visit to the U.S. Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. LC-B2- 63-9
Cardinal Logue, centre, pictured a number of years ago on a visit to the U.S.
Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. LC-B2- 63-9

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