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The Squad: Michael Collins and Bloody Sunday

When Michael Collins ordered the mass assassination of British intelligence agents, it was the "gamble of all gambles" that became the tipping point in the War of Independence

A cartoon shows Lloyd George tangled up by the Irish Question

Road to partition: the plan to divide Ireland

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family in the 1910s. (Image by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

How Russian crown jewels went from the Romanovs to Harry Boland

De Valera in America

Unidentified young woman wearing Cumann na mBan pin. Image courtesy of National Library of Ireland

Cumann na mBan and the War of Independence

The smouldering ruins of Cork

The Burning of Cork: an interactive map

Burning of Cork

O'Connell Street in 1921

War of Independence in colour: Dublin cinema still open

An example of the currency issued by the strike committee of the so-called Limerick Soviet in 1919

Soviets and solidarity: Labour during the War of Independence

Munitions Strike

Bloody Sunday: from Michael Collins to Croke Park

Bloody Sunday: from Michael Collins to Croke Park

De Valera in America: follow the tour that rocked Irish-America

De Valera in America: follow the tour that rocked Irish-America

Captain Eileen McGrane

"Most Effective Women": The story of Eileen McGrane

Elizabeth Mernin. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Elizabeth Mernin: The "Little Gentleman" in Dublin Castle

On November 27th 1920 the Irish Independent newspaper responds quickly to British propaganda, exposing the 'Battle of Tralee' as a British propaganda ploy. Image courtesy of National Library of Ireland

Censorship and propaganda: Media in the War of Independence

An image from the exhibition

The National Library of Ireland presents From Turmoil to Truce

Civilians outside Dublin Castle 11 July 1921 waiting for truce to end War of Independence. Photo: Mercier Archives)

The Truce: how both sides laid down their arms

How Sinn Féin's daring decision made the First Dáil happen

How a daring decision made the First Dáil happen

More The War of Independence

History in pictures: War of Independence galleries

May Gibney in uniform Courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW 19PO-1A22-27

Portraits and Pamphlets: A Cumann na mBan Gallery

Tom Hogan's coat and other exhibits from the GAA Museum

The GAA Museum: Remembering Bloody Sunday 1920

Dick McKee, Peadar Clancy and Conor Clune

Shot in Dublin Castle: McKee, Clancy and Clune

Auxilaries outside Amiens Street, now Connolly Station, 1920

National Library of Ireland: From Turmoil to Truce

Colourised image

The War of Independence in colour series

The Irish Revolution: watch the documentary series

The Irish Revolution: watch the documentary series

From the RTE Archive

Daughters Of The Revolution

Daughters Of The Revolution

Wars and Conflict

Two women whose fathers died in events leading to the founding of the Irish Free State describe the impact on their lives.

Maire Comerford remembers the first meeting of the Dáil

Maire Comerford remembers the first meeting of the Dáil

Dan Breen

Dan Breen Soloheadbeg Raid

Frank Thornton, Survivors (1964)

Frank Thornton Bloody Sunday

Two minute guides

Cumann na mBan members, including Constance Markievicz

A Two Minute Guide to Cumann na mBan

An RIC inspection

A Two Minute Guide to the RIC

Prime Minister David Lloyd George's government ordered the ban.

A Two Minute Guide to the Dáil Ban

The First Dáil meets in the Mansion House

A Two Minute Guide to the First Dáil

David McCullagh

Two minute guide: David McCullagh on how the border was drawn

About the War of Independence project

The War of Independence project is a partnership between RTÉ History, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media and The Atlas of the Irish Revolution

The partners of the War of Independence project