battle-of-dublin

The forgotten widows of 1916

A two minute guide to the Battle of the Four Courts

Under Siege: the Battle of the Four Courts

In summer 1922, anti-Treaty forces took control of the Four Courts. The National Army responded - and the Civil War began.

Attacking the Block: the Battle of Dublin

In the summer of 1922, O'Connell Street became a battlefield. Liz Gillis explains how the Anti-Treaty forces took a block in the heart of the capital - and how the garrison eventually fell amid flames and gunfire

Dublin's theatre of war, then and now

In 1922, the centre of Dublin was a battlefield. See how the locations have - and haven't - changed in this interactive gallery

Why the Four Courts?

In April 1922, anti-Treaty IRA men occupied the Four Courts in the centre of Dublin. Why did they take this step, and what was the public and military response? John Dorney explains.

Soldiers of the Republic: Cumann na mBan and the Civil War

In 1922, the women of Cumann na mBan overwhelmingly rejected the Treaty - and played an active role in the subsequent Civil War, from the Battle of Dublin to assisting flying columns. Margaret Ward tells their story.

The History Show on Cumann na mBan and the Civil War