The Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentary

'An end and a beginning': birth of the Irish Free State

It was the beginning of an independent Ireland - but the new Saorstát Éireann's lingering ties to Britain were unacceptable to many. Helene O'Keeffe tells …

Enemy lines: the conflict on Irish Railways 1922-23

Even before the Civil War, railways north and south of the new border were causing trouble for the governments on both sides. And the train …

Burning down the house: Big House burnings during the Civil War

The country house could be represented as the most powerful symbol of British colonialism and imperialism in Ireland. But why were more of them burnt …

A new land war? Land, class politics and state-building 1922-23

Some anti-Treaty activists advocating seizing land from absentee landlords. But how ready were local anti-Treaty IRA leaders and volunteers to defend their betrayed Republic by …

W. T. Cosgrave: an iron fist in a velvet glove

He was the man who had to follow Michael Collins as head of government - and became a surprisingly hardline leader who was prepared to …