History

'An end and a beginning': birth of the Irish Free State

It was the beginning of an independent Ireland - but the new Saorstát Éireann's lingering ties to Britain were unacceptable to many. Helene O'Keeffe tells the story

William Thomas Cosgrave. Photo: Harlingue/Roger Viollet via Getty Images

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The Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentary

Telling the story of the Civil War was a daunting challenge for director Ruán Magan and his team. Here he tells the story of how the groundbreaking documentary series was made

History

Edition 245 Century Ireland

Edition 245 of Century Ireland with all the news from 100 years ago.

How a horse, pig, and salmon ended up on Irish Free State coins

Percy Metcalfe's designs for the Free State's first coinage gathered both praise and criticism en route to Irish pockets

Design

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

The Great Irish Famine

Famine Ireland

After the Famine

The Lockout

From the RTÉ Archives: Irish memories of WW1

Gallipoli

The 1916 Rising

Overview

The 1918 General Election

The First Dáil

Soloheadbeg

De Valera in America

The Dáil Ban

Suppression of Cumann na mBan

Hunger Strikes

The Munitions Strike

The death of Terence MacSwiney

Bloody Sunday

Martial Law

The Burning of Cork

The Border

The burning of the Custom House

Northern Ireland's parliament opens

The Truce

The Treaty

Overview

Transfer of Power

IRA Convention

The Pact Election

The Battle of Dublin

The Conventional Phase

The Sea Landings

The death of Michael Collins

Guerrilla warfare

The Irish Free State

The arrest of Liam Deasy

The end of the Civil War

The Silent Civil War

The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project

Stardust

The Good Friday Agreement

RTÉ History - The Irish Free State

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'An end and a beginning': birth of the Irish Free State

W. T. Cosgrave: an iron fist in a velvet glove

Burning down the house: Big House burnings during the Civil War

Enemy lines: the conflict on Irish Railways 1922-23

A new land war? Land, class politics and state-building 1922-23

The Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentary

Edition 245 Century Ireland

How a horse, pig, and salmon ended up on Irish Free State coins

Feature

About the Civil War project