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National Army soldiers in Cork. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland.

A complex county: Civil War deaths in Cork

It was the most violent area of Ireland in the War of Independence. But in the Civil War, Cork saw much lower fatalities, as John Borgonovo explains.

Civil War Fatalities • 29 Mar 24

A cartoon by Constance Markievicz, showing the death of Cathal Brugha in the Battle of Dublin. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Buried quietly: the republican dead of the Civil War

They were slightly older, a little better off and more often of rural origin than their pro-Treaty counterparts. And in later years their memories became part of the official narrative of independence, as John Dorney explains.

Civil War Fatalities • 28 Mar 24

Death and killing in the Irish Civil War

A groundbreaking new project shows the full scale of death during the 1922-1923 conflict. Its authors Andy Bielenberg and John Dorney explain the findings.

Civil War Fatalities • 29 Mar 24

A page from the Military Archives National Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann) Fatalities Roll, 1922 – 19. Image courtesy of the Military Archives

"Speaking their names": the Military Archives fatalities roll

in the decades that followed Irish independence, Civil War commemoration was complicated, and the National Army death toll was relatively unexamined. But now things have changed, as Lisa Dolan, Archivist at the Military Archives, explains.

Civil War Fatalities • 26 Mar 24

Two young members of the Mayo IRA. Photo courtesy of Aiden Redmond, Westport

Anti-Treaty stronghold: Civil War deaths in Mayo

There was scarcely any National Army presence when Civil War broke out - and this anti-Treaty stronghold held out until the end of the war, as Joost Augusteijn explains

Civil War Fatalities • 28 Mar 24

Brigadier General Tom O'Connor Scarteen, who was killed in Kenmare on 9 September 1922. Image courtesy of the O'Connor Scarteen family

The most violent county: Civil War deaths in Kerry

It was the most violent part of the country during the Civil War. Owen O'Shea tells how Kerry became the site of the conflict's most extreme violence.

Civil War Fatalities • 29 Mar 24

Memorial card forthe 'Drumboe Martyrs': Charlie Daly,Timothy O'Sullivan, Daniel Enright and Seán Larkin,who were executed in March 1923. Image courtesy of Donegal County Archives

'Fierce and atrocious': Civil War deaths in Donegal

It was the site of one of the most infamous reprisal shootings of the conflict. Pauric Travers tells the story of how the Civil War affected Donegal.

Civil War Fatalities • 28 Mar 24

North Wexford flying column. Image courtesy of the Michael Fitzpatrick Collection

Southern danger: Civil War deaths in Wexford

During the Civil War Wexford experienced a far greater loss of life than during the War of Independence. But the south of the county saw much more lethal violence, as Aaron Ó Maonaigh explains.

Civil War Fatalities • 28 Mar 24

A detail from a cartoon by Constance Markievicz, showing Éamon de Valera's wife Sinéad being targeted by armed soldiers. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

All walks of life: civilian fatalities in the Civil War

One of the defining features of the Irish Civil War was the relatively low level of civilian fatalities. But who were the civilians who perished in the conflict, and how did they die? Andy Bielenberg explains.

Civil War Fatalities • 26 Mar 24

Barefoot children look on as National Army troops gather in Bruff, County Limerick after taking the town in early August 1922. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Unintended victims: child casualties of the Irish Civil War

The youngest victim of the Civil War was just two years old. Helene O'Keeffe explains how children ended up caught in the conflict.

Civil War Fatalities • 20 Mar 24

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