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The legacy of the Civil War

It was a conflict that cast a long shadow. Diarmaid Ferriter examines the complex legacy of the Civil War.

An extract from Frank Aiken's letter ordering the dumping of arms. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

The cease-fire that ended the Civil War

Liam Lynch's body laid out in Clonmel. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

'If we stand united, victory is certain': Liam Lynch's final days

Máire Mhac an tSaoi, whose poetry explored the long-term effects of the revolutionary period

Broken for generations: the Civil War's transgenerational impact

John McCormack laying a wreath at the memorial to Collins and Griffith. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

From grievance to reconciliation: commemoration and the Civil War

Downtown Cleveland drew a large number of former IRA comrades.

"Wild geese": IRA emigration and settlement after the Revolution

Battle of the Four Courts

Civil War story: how one man met his opponent decades later

Michael Portillo visits Dublin Castle in Taking Sides.

Taking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War

Striking teachers make a point during the 1946 All Ireland football final. Photo: Labour Court

How protesting teachers disrupted the 1946 All Ireland final

Comfort in the Gout by Thomas Rowlandson (1785). Image: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

'A daily pint of claret': wine for health in 18th century Ireland

The Crimean canon next to Tralee courthouse, Co Kerry. Photo: RDImages/Epics/Getty Images

The Irish connections to the Crimean War

The Silent Civil War

The Silent Civil War: Stories behind the new series

Dervilia Roche and some young historians explore History on Your Doorstep. Photo: Photocall Ireland

"It's part of who we are today": today's kids and the Civil War

Histrionix: There's a new show about old things!

Bitesize History: watch the short videos

More Bitesize History: watch the short videos

How internees rebelled during the Civil War

Anne McInerney explains

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How internees rebelled during the Civil War

12 Labour - Civil War Conference - Landscape v2 10Feb23

The Occupation of the Four Courts

How did Victorian artists depict the Famine?

De Valera in America

The RIC

The Dáil Ban

The First Dáil

Cumann na mBan

May Gibney, courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW

History in pictures: themed image galleries and exhibitions

Colourised image

The War of Independence in colour series

Alice Ball from Black Women in History by Charlot Kristensen

Black Women in History

Elizabeth Mernin

War of Independence lives: meet the people who changed history

The History Show on RTE Radio 1

Bringing the past to life with Myles Dungan and guests

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Nan Hogan

Impossible conditions: Nan Hogan's family share her prison letter

Jennifer Nuttall

Jennifer Nuttall tells the story of how her family was threatened

The memorial at Drumboe

"Too young to die": remembering the executed men of Drumboe

Children being evacuated from the streets around O'Connell Street during the Battle of Dublin

A three minute guide to social class and the Civil War divide

National Army soldiers on O'Connell St in summer 1922

A three minute guide to the Battle of Dublin

Gavin Foster, filmed at the Irish Civil War National Conference at UCC in June 2022

Wall of Silence: Memory and the Civil War

The Four Courts in flames

A two minute guide to the Battle of the Four Courts

Battle of Dublin

History resources for secondary teachers and students

Based on the Atlas of the Irish Revolution from UCC, these downloadable workbooks, lesson plans, overviews and document packs make historical research accessible to secondary school students from Junior Cycle to Leaving Cert

The Great Irish Famine

The War of Independence

The Civil War

Explore women's history on RTÉ History

From the RTÉ Archives

"Nothing Else Mattered": Sighle Humpreys of Cumann na mBan

What was it like to be involved in Cumann na mBan during its first revolutionary decade? In this 1984 interview, Sighle Humphreys shares her memories.

Earnán de Blaghd, Robert Barton and James Ryan (1969)

Standing For An Irish Parliament

Maire Comerford remembers the first meeting of the Dáil

Dan Breen on the Soloheadbeg ambush

Pictures of the Past

An image from the exhibition

The National Library of Ireland presents From Turmoil to Truce

Women protesting outside Mountjoy Jail, Dublin in 1920.

In Pictures: Hunger Strikes and Protests

May Gibney in uniform Courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW 19PO-1A22-27

Portraits and Pamphlets: A Cumann na mBan Gallery

Century Ireland

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