Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera are two of the most iconic figures in Irish history ... the Civil War (Collins). However, Eoghan Plunkett, a nephew of 1916 Easter Rising leader Joseph ...

It was an “unspeakable war,” wrote one journalist, and “a story that nobody dared to tell.” But contrary to popular assumption, the tragic Irish Civil War of 1922-1923—a wrenching, destructive run-up ...

To try to achieve independence, the new Sinn Féin MPs refused to take their seats (abstained) at Westminster in London. This was known as the Anglo-Irish War and was a very violent conflict.

The first parade was held in 1762, predating America's Declaration of Independence ... Irish celebrations last week by ...