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Attacking the Block: the Battle of Dublin

Battle of Dublin

In the summer of 1922, O'Connell Street became a battlefield. Liz Gillis explains how the Anti-Treaty forces took a block in the heart of the capital - and how the …

Members of the public looking at the siege from the south quays

Under Siege: the Battle of the Four Courts

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Two uniformed Cumann na mBan members stand guard over the body of Cathal Brugha in 1922. © RTÉ Photographic Archives

Soldiers of the Republic: Cumann na mBan and the Civil War

Battle of Dublin

A crowd of Dubliners gather at the quayside to watch the siege of the Four Courts on the other side of the Liffey. Photo: Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Why the Four Courts?

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A sniper takes aim on O'Connell Street

Dublin's theatre of war, then and now

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About the Civil War project

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

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Cumann na mBan members, including Constance Markievicz

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Ernie O'Malley. Courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW 19PC-1A54-21

Ernie O'Malley: the bohemian revolutionary

The History Show on Cumann na mBan and the Civil War

The History Show on Cumann na mBan and the Civil War

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The Uncivil War

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