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10 October 1922: The bishops condemn the republican campaign

Monday, 10 October 2022

Read Dáithí Ó Corráin's essay on 'Weaponising the Sacraments: The Roman Catholic Church and the Civil War' on Century Ireland. 

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7 October 1922: The killing of teenagers Eamonn Hughes, Brendan Holohan and Joseph Rogers

Friday, 7 October 2022

Read Anne Dolan's essay on "Trauma and the Legacy of Violence" on Century Ireland.

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22 September 1922: The publication of Liam Mellows’s ‘Notes from Mountjoy’

Thursday, 22 September 2022

Read Gavin Foster's essay on "Class, Social Revolution and Republicanism in the Civil War" on Century Ireland. 

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12 September 1922: The Dáil debates unemployment

Monday, 12 September 2022

Read Jason Knirck's essay on financing the Irish State on Century Ireland.

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Friday, 26 August 2022

Read Brian Hanley's essay on State Terror on Century Ireland.

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17 August 1922: The disbandment of the Royal Irish Constabulary

Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Read Brian Hughes essay on Southern Irish Loyalist experiences of migration on Century Ireland.

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13 August 1922: The destruction of Mitchelstown Castle

Saturday, 13 August 2022

Read Terence Dooley's article on the Irish Revolution and Country House burnings on Century Ireland.

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12 August 1922: Death of a statesman

Friday, 12 August 2022

Read Eunan Ó Halpin's essay on the fading of Arthur Griffith on Century Ireland. 

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Tuesday, 9 August 2022

Read Joanna Bruck and Damian Sheils' essay on Landscapes of counter-memory on Century Ireland. 

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9 August 1922: The reopening of Clery's department store

Tuesday, 9 August 2022

Read Fionnuala Walsh's essay on ordinary life in extraordinary times on Century Ireland. 

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