What happened when Éamon de Valera toured America during the start of the War of Independence

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A prisoner under escort at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War Photo: National Library of Ireland, 22 July 1922

Bitter enemies: the guerrilla phase of the Civil War

It was the most brutal phase of the Civil War, and it would cast a long shadow. John Borgonovo tells the story of the guerrilla …

History • 17 Jan

The burning of Sir Horace Plunkett's house Kilteragh in February 1923. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

A two minute guide to everyday violence in the Civil War

Guerilla War • 27 Sep 22

The wedding photo of Kevin O'Higgins, flanked by the friends who would become his enemies.

Sentenced to death: the Civil War executions

In 1922, the National Army, with the permission of the Dáil, began executing captured anti-Treaty forces without trial. It was a policy that saw the …

Guerrilla war • 26 Sep 22

A bridge destroyed by a bomb that was set off to wreck the mail train in Kiltoom Co. Roscommon. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Guerrillas in the west: guerrilla warfare during the Civil War

Guerrilla war • 26 Sep 22

Clashmealcon Caves, site of one of the last acts of extreme violence of the Civil War

Cave men: cave hideouts during the Civil War

In the guerrilla phase of the Civil War, caves became the perfect hiding places for anti-Treaty forces - and in some cases the scenes of …

Guerrilla war • 26 Sep 22

Firemen hosing down the ruins of Kilteragh, Sir Horace Plunkett's house outside Dublin, which was burned down by anti-Treaty forces in February 1923. Plunkett was a Senator of the Irish Free State. Photo: Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty

Settling scores: everyday violence during the Civil War

The Civil War was marked by battles and guerrilla warfare - but there were other forms of violence in the clonflict too, from house burnings …

Guerrilla war • 28 Sep 22

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