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The Distress Papers: a letter from Trevelyan

The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

The gothic cathedral of Laon in France, whose Early Medieval monasteries are often described by scholars as 'Irish colonies'. Photo: Bertrand Machet/ Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

How Medieval Ireland's scholars and ideas had an impact on France

Some of the 400 German children who were brought to Ireland as part of Operation Shamrock. Photo: Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Archives

How Operation Shamrock brought WWII refugee children to Ireland

Civilians outside Dublin Castle 11 July 1921 waiting for truce to end War of Independence. Photo: Mercier Archives)

The Truce: how both sides laid down their arms

Jan Smuts circa 1918, just a few years before his involvement in the truce talks.

'I have brought both mules to the water': Jan Smuts and the Truce

The Flying Column of the 4th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade. Munster was one of the most active regions during the War of Independence

How the War of Independence played out across the country

Soldiers on the streets of Belleek in 1921

Northern Ireland 1921-1925: a state of emergency

Children gather stones on the streets of Belfast, circa 1920. Photo: Getty Images

"An orgy of violence": sectarianism in the War of Independence

Gunplot

Gunplot: the story of an Irish scandal

Hibernia, as depicted in the 17th century.

Ireland, Empire, and the Early Modern World: watch the lectures

A montage of images from the RTE History website

History resources for secondary teachers and students

May Gibney in her Cumann ma mBan uniform. Courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW 19PO-1A22-27

RTÉ History in the Junior and Senior Cycle history classroom

Image from the Irish Revolution documentary series

Irish history on RTE television

Colourised photograph of British soldiers

The War of Independence Project on RTE History

Endgame 1921: Towards Truce and Treaty in Ireland

Two minute guides to...

The RIC

Mary McAulliffe on the changing role of the R.I.C. during the War of Independence

Playlist

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

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

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

About the War of Independence project

The War of Independence project is a partnership between RTÉ History, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media and The Atlas of the Irish Revolution

RTE History

World War 1

Gallipoli: An Irish Story

The 1916 Rising

Century Ireland

Discover the history of your land

History on Brainstorm

"Potatoes cooked in this way were called potatoes with the moon (an ghealach) or potatoes with the bone." Photo: Ana Núñez Rodríguez from Cooking Potato Stories

Half cooked & half raw: the Irish tradition of spuds with a moon

The gothic cathedral of Laon in France, whose Early Medieval monasteries are often described by scholars as 'Irish colonies'. Photo: Bertrand Machet/ Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

How Medieval Ireland's scholars and ideas had an impact on France

Irish Olympic gold medal winner Katie Taylor in 2012

5 moments which changed Irish Olympic history

A mural in Derry displays victims of Bloody Sunday. Photo: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

How a Troubles amnesty would damage peace in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Some of the participants at the 1949 Lingiad in Stockholm. Photo: Wikipedia

How Irish women gymnasts ended up on tour in Sweden in 1949

Some of the 400 German children who were brought to Ireland as part of Operation Shamrock. Photo: Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Archives

How Operation Shamrock brought WWII refugee children to Ireland

St Swithin is associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days over the rest of summer. Photo: Chronicle/Alamy

The legend of St Swithin and his July 15th weather forecast

Michael Collins: "he was firmly Edwardian because that's what he was, that's what he was a product of."

What's the real legacy of Michael Collins?

Michael Collins

Belfast author and East German favourite Elizabeth Shaw. Photo: © Anne Schneider, courtesy of vbb

The unknown Irish writer behind an East German children's classic

Children's books

A RAF Wessex helicopter on border patrol in Northern Ireland in December 1969. Photo:Watford/Mirrorpix via Getty Images

How the RAF contributed to Taoiseach Jack Lynch's fall from power

Bernadette Devlin speaking at an anti-internment rally in Derry in August 1971. Photo: Popperfoto via Getty Images

How internment in Northern Ireland led to cash from the US

Interior of a cabin in Carraroe, Co. Galway. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

How photography told the story of Ireland's 1898 food shortage