The Civil War

A Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfather

Tony Connelly's grandfather was an RIC constable who went north and joined the RUC after the War of Independence. In a new documentary, Connelly traces an extraordinary family story

RTÉ History - The Civil War

A Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfather

Civil War story: how one man met his opponent decades later

Taking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War

"It's part of who we are today": today's kids and the Civil War

Explore the Irish Civil War project on RTE.ie History

About the Civil War project

Civil War documentaries

The Irish Civil War: watch the documentary

Beyond the Bullets: watch the documentary series

Taking Sides: watch the documentary here

The Silent Civil War: watch the documentary series

Civil War Ireland then and now

Civil War Ireland then and now: O'Connell St ambulance

Civil War Ireland then and now: British soliders queue

Civil War Ireland then and now: Cathal Brugha's funeral

Civil War Ireland then and now: Waterford is taken

Civil War Ireland then and now: Limerick at war

Civil War Ireland then and now: children meet soldiers

Civil War Ireland then and now: effigy on armoured car

Civil War Ireland then and now: Collins's funeral

Civil War Ireland then and now: Dublin evacuees

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers venture out

Civil War Ireland then and now: gunfire on Henry Street

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers on Lee banks

Women and the Civil War

Crochet, cards and céilís: Civil War women behind bars

'The Mainstay of the Trouble': imprisonment of 'suspect women'

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

"Most Effective Women": The story of Eileen McGrane

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 Civil War

A Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfather

Civil War story: how one man met his opponent decades later

Taking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War

"It's part of who we are today": today's kids and the Civil War

Explore the Irish Civil War project on RTE.ie History

About the Civil War project

Civil War documentaries

The Irish Civil War: watch the documentary

Beyond the Bullets: watch the documentary series

Taking Sides: watch the documentary here

The Silent Civil War: watch the documentary series

Civil War Ireland then and now

Civil War Ireland then and now: O'Connell St ambulance

Civil War Ireland then and now: British soliders queue

Civil War Ireland then and now: Cathal Brugha's funeral

Civil War Ireland then and now: Waterford is taken

Civil War Ireland then and now: Limerick at war

Civil War Ireland then and now: children meet soldiers

Civil War Ireland then and now: effigy on armoured car

Civil War Ireland then and now: Collins's funeral

Civil War Ireland then and now: Dublin evacuees

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers venture out

Civil War Ireland then and now: gunfire on Henry Street

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers on Lee banks

Women and the Civil War

Crochet, cards and céilís: Civil War women behind bars

'The Mainstay of the Trouble': imprisonment of 'suspect women'

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

"Most Effective Women": The story of Eileen McGrane