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Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War
The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerrilla campaign mounted against the British government in Irel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Campbell Pastor: Encyclopedia - Alan Campbell Pastor
Pastor Alan Campbell is the Pentecostal pastor of the Cregagh Covenant Peoples Fellowship in Belfast, Ireland, co-director of Open Bible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - Politics
The United Irishmen was a staunchly non-sectarian body and sought to unite all Irishmen, regardless of religion or descent. Many among th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - The United Irishmen And Sectarianism
The United Irishmen was a staunchly non-sectarian body which sought to unite all Irishmen, regardless of religion or descent. Many among ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - British Response
The "Black and Tans" were set up to bolster the flagging RIC. 7,000 strong, they were mainly ex-British soldiers demobilised after World ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Background
Since 1691 and the end of the Williamite war, Ireland had been controlled by a Protestant Ascendancy on behalf of the British Crown, gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Militarism: Encyclopedia Ii - Militarism - National And Imperial Militarism
Militarism - German militarism. The area influenced by German nationalism, inherited from the pre-unification Kingdom of Prussia, inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - British Response
The "Black and Tans" were set up to bolster the flagging RIC. 7,000 strong, they were mainly ex-British soldiers demobilised after World ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Campbell Pastor: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Campbell Pastor - Quotations
Alan Campbell pastor - Salvation. "Let me bury this blatant lie, let me lay it to rest once and for all; We do not believe that being b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Outbreak Of The Rebellion
The nucleus of the rebellion had imploded but the counties surrounding Dublin rose as planned and the long threatened rising finally bega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - Origins
To purist Irish Republicans, the Anglo-Irish war had begun with the Proclamation of the Irish Republic during the Easter Rising of 1916. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - Violence Spreads
Volunteers began to attack British government property, carried out raids for arms and funds and targeted and killed prominent members of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Plan
The initial plan was to take Dublin, with the counties bordering Dublin to then rise to prevent the arrival of reinforcements with the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Society Of United Irishmen
The promise of reform inspired liberals to found the Society of the United Irishmen in 1791, openly putting forward its policies of democ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Government Crackdown And Counter Revolution
The shaken Establishment responed by launching a campaign of repression and coercion using tactics that included house burnings, torture,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - Michael Collins And The Ira
Michael Collins was the main driving force behind the independence movement. Nominally the Minister of Finance in the Republic's governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - Origins
To purist Irish Republicans, the Anglo-Irish war had begun with the Proclamation of the Irish Republic during the Easter Rising of 1916. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - 1798 Rebellion
The movement went underground from the mid-1790s as they became more determined to force a revolt against British rule. They forged links...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - After The Rebellion
The United Irishmen were severely persecuted in the years following the rebellion although a final attempt to revive their fortunes was m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - Foundation
They held their first meeting on October 18, 1791 in Belfast and passed the following three resolutions: That the weight of English infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - The Treaty
Ultimately, the peace talks led to the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921), which was then ratified in triplicate: by Dáil Éir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - The Propaganda War
Another feature of the war was the use of propaganda by both sides. The British tried to portray the IRA as anti-Protestant in order to e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - The Truce — An Uneasy Peace
The war ended in a Truce on July 11, 1921, in some respects, the conflict was at a stalemate. Talks that had looked promising the previou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - Violence Spreads
Volunteers began to attack British government property, carried out raids for arms and funds and targeted and killed prominent members of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - 1798 Rebellion
The movement went underground from the mid-1790s as they became more determined to force a revolt against British rule. They forged links...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Outbreak Of The Rebellion
The nucleus of the rebellion had imploded but the counties surrounding Dublin rose as planned and the long threatened rising began, surro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - The Rebellion Spreads
In Wicklow large numbers rose but largely operated away from settled areas and engaged in a bloody rural guerilla war with the military a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Plan
The initial plan was to take Dublin, with the counties bordering Dublin to then rise to prevent the arrival of reinforcements with the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Government Crackdown And Counter Revolution
The shaken Establishment responed by launching a campaign of repression and coercion using tactics that included house burnings, torture,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - The Truce — An Uneasy Peace
The war ended in a Truce on July 11, 1921, in some respects, the conflict was at a stalemate. Talks that had looked promising the previou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Society Of United Irishmen
The promise of reform inspired liberals to found the Society of the United Irishmen in 1791, openly putting forward its policies of democ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Atrocities
The prelude to the rebellion was characterised by the vicious brutality of Crown forces towards rebels, real or imagined, but large scale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - French Landing
On 22 August, nearly two months after the main uprisings had been defeated, about 1,000 French soldiers under General Humbert landed in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - Michael Collins And The Ira
Michael Collins was the main driving force behind the independence movement. Nominally the Minister of Finance in the Republic's governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of The United Irishmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of The United Irishmen - Foundation
They held their first meeting on October 18, 1791 in Belfast and passed the following three resolutions: That the weight of English infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Campbell Pastor: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Campbell Pastor - Brief Biography
Campbell was born in Belfast on August 6, 1949 into a staunchly Presbyterian home, in a Roman Catholic area. His grandmother was a very f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - The Propaganda War
Another feature of the war was the use of propaganda by both sides. The British tried to portray the IRA as anti-Protestant in order to e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Aftermath
Pockets of rebel resistance remained in Wexford with the last rebel group under James Corocoran, veterans of the battle of New Ross, not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Legacy Of 1798
The aftermath of the rebellion in counties most affected became known as the "Great Silence" due to the reluctance to speak of the rising...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-irish War: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-irish War - The Treaty
Ultimately, the peace talks led to the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921), which was then ratified in triplicate: by Dáil Éir...   » Read the article