https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:29:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0329/1440692-ireland-then-and-now-black-and-tans-pose-with-a-bike/n the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:32:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0329/1440692-ireland-then-and-now-black-and-tans-pose-with-a-bike/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0329/1440689-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-hold-back-crowd/n the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:24:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0329/1440689-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-hold-back-crowd/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0328/1440587-ireland-then-and-now-prisoners-at-the-custom-house/In the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:48:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0328/1440587-ireland-then-and-now-prisoners-at-the-custom-house/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0313/1437655-ireland-then-and-now-a-city-centre-barricade/In the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:05:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0313/1437655-ireland-then-and-now-a-city-centre-barricade/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0220/1433323-ireland-then-and-now-black-and-tans-on-abbey-street/In the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:49:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0220/1433323-ireland-then-and-now-black-and-tans-on-abbey-street/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0213/1432082-ireland-then-and-now-soldiers-guard-armoured-car/In the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:10:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0213/1432082-ireland-then-and-now-soldiers-guard-armoured-car/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0206/1430748-ireland-then-and-now-bullet-holes-by-the-picture-house/In the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:41:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0206/1430748-ireland-then-and-now-bullet-holes-by-the-picture-house/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0130/1429461-ireland-then-and-now-barbed-wire-at-dublins-city-hall/Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:10:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0130/1429461-ireland-then-and-now-barbed-wire-at-dublins-city-hall/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0103/1424568-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-search-a-car/In the early 1920s, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:41:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2024/0103/1424568-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-search-a-car/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1016/1411116-family-histories-the-postmistress-and-the-revolutionary/When a Cork village postmistress retired in 1919, her daughter Lizzie was the obvious choice of successor. But the authorities were dubious - because of Lizzie's husband's revolutionary activities.... Her grandson Timothy Twomey tells their storyMon, 16 Oct 2023 10:19:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/1016/1411116-family-histories-the-postmistress-and-the-revolutionary/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0925/1407162-family-histories-the-extraordinary-lives-of-the-gleeson-siblings/When James Gleeson died, his neighbours had no idea this quiet man had been a soldier and a POW in a German camp visited by Roger Casement. While James was in the British Army, his sister was working for the IRA. His grandson Paul Scully tells their storyMon, 25 Sep 2023 10:27:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0925/1407162-family-histories-the-extraordinary-lives-of-the-gleeson-siblings/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0728/1397034-family-histories-mary-coyle-comes-out-of-the-shadows/In the first in a new series, Family Histories, Sinéad Andrews tells the story of her extraordinary grandmother Mary Coyle, whose adventures and achievements have been overshadowed by those of her better known husband.Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:03:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0728/1397034-family-histories-mary-coyle-comes-out-of-the-shadows/1916 Risinghttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1103/1332956-beyond-the-bullets-researching-the-new-documentary-series/What was life like for ordinary people in Ireland in 1921, 1922 and 1923? A new documentary series looks beyond the bullets to find out, as historian Ciara Breathnach explainsThu, 03 Nov 2022 10:18:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1103/1332956-beyond-the-bullets-researching-the-new-documentary-series/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0411/1291622-de-valera-in-america-david-mccullagh-on-a-fateful-trip/Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:12:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0411/1291622-de-valera-in-america-david-mccullagh-on-a-fateful-trip/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/treaty/2021/1108/1258552-how-the-treaty-was-signed/The negotiations were fraught, the result was divisive. Diarmaid Ferriter tells the story of a historic Anglo-Irish compromise that set the scene for a fatal division of the Irish republican movement.Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:26:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/treaty/2021/1108/1258552-how-the-treaty-was-signed/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/truce/2021/0126/1192126-the-truce-how-both-sides-laid-down-their-arms/It was the agreement that marked the end of two and a half years of conflict in the War of Independence - but it would be followed by more bloodshed. Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc explains how the Truce came about.Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:08:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/truce/2021/0126/1192126-the-truce-how-both-sides-laid-down-their-arms/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2021/0827/1243190-documentary-on-one-i-am-to-be-shot/20 year old Saoirse Sheehan introduces this weekend's Documentary On One which is based on her secondary school project.Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:50:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2021/0827/1243190-documentary-on-one-i-am-to-be-shot/Documentary On Onehttps://www.rte.ie/history/northern-ireland/2021/0618/1228846-northern-ireland-1921-1925-a-state-of-emergency/The early years of Northern Ireland were marked by violence, fear and distrust. Robert Lynch tells the story of a troubled beginningFri, 18 Jun 2021 08:45:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/northern-ireland/2021/0618/1228846-northern-ireland-1921-1925-a-state-of-emergency/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/custom-house-fire/2021/0524/1223569-watch-archive-footage-of-the-custom-house-fire/Mon, 24 May 2021 11:01:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/custom-house-fire/2021/0524/1223569-watch-archive-footage-of-the-custom-house-fire/Custom House Firehttps://www.rte.ie/history/custom-house-fire/2021/0108/1188477-the-burning-of-the-custom-house/It was an attack on the British administration that drew international attention. Liz Gillis explains how it happenedFri, 08 Jan 2021 11:00:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/custom-house-fire/2021/0108/1188477-the-burning-of-the-custom-house/Custom House Firehttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:15:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0204/1195002-war-of-independence-in-colour-dublin-cinema-still-open/Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images.Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:10:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0204/1195002-war-of-independence-in-colour-dublin-cinema-still-open/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2020/1209/1183340-interactive-map-how-the-border-could-have-been/The line of what became the Irish border could have been very different. Explore the possibilities with our interactive mapWed, 09 Dec 2020 11:20:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/war-of-independence/2020/1209/1183340-interactive-map-how-the-border-could-have-been/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/burning-of-cork/2020/1211/1178470-the-burning-of-cork-an-interactive-map/The burning of Cork by British forces in December 1920 devastated the city. Explore the event with this interactive mapFri, 11 Dec 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/burning-of-cork/2020/1211/1178470-the-burning-of-cork-an-interactive-map/Burning of Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/1121/1145152-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 IndependenceSat, 21 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/1121/1145152-the-squad-michael-collins-and-bloody-sunday/bloody sundayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/1118/1178907-the-gaa-museum-remembering-bloody-sunday-1920/Croke Park was the site of one of the most horrific events of the War of Independence on Bloody Sunday. A new exhibition commemorates the centenary.Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:47:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/1118/1178907-the-gaa-museum-remembering-bloody-sunday-1920/bloody sundayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/0928/1167928-changing-sides-the-gaa-and-the-war-of-independence/For years the GAA was presented as synonymous with the Irish nationalist struggle. But the historical truth is more complex, as Paul Rouse explains.Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:49:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/0928/1167928-changing-sides-the-gaa-and-the-war-of-independence/bloody sundayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/1112/1177751-shot-in-dublin-castle-mckee-clancy-and-clune/They were killed in Dublin Castle on Bloody Sunday in mysterious circumstances and Michael Collins briefly emerged from hiding to attend the funeral. This exhibition in Kilmainham Gaol Museum commemorates their deathsThu, 12 Nov 2020 14:30:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/1112/1177751-shot-in-dublin-castle-mckee-clancy-and-clune/bloody sundayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1110/1177283-war-of-independence-in-colour-british-soldiers-in-tcd/Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", bringing colour to monochrome images. Compare both versions with our interactive presentationTue, 10 Nov 2020 16:13:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1110/1177283-war-of-independence-in-colour-british-soldiers-in-tcd/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/martial-law/2020/0722/1154923-martial-law-powers-with-practically-no-limitation/In 1921 in Ireland, press censorship was widespread, driving cars was forbidden and just walking with your hands in your pockets could make you a British military target. Helene O'Keeffe on the introduction of martial law to IrelandWed, 22 Jul 2020 15:24:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/martial-law/2020/0722/1154923-martial-law-powers-with-practically-no-limitation/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1111/1177486-peadar-odonnell-socialist-writer-who-was-a-rebel-until-the-end/He was the radical socialist and republical rebel who co-founded one of Ireland's most influential literary magazines. In this entry from the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, Fearghal McGarry tells the story of Peadar O'DonnellWed, 11 Nov 2020 14:23:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1111/1177486-peadar-odonnell-socialist-writer-who-was-a-rebel-until-the-end/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1022/1173255-the-life-and-death-of-terence-macswiney/Terence MacSwiney's death was a crucial event in the War of Independence and made headlines all over the world. In this video, featuring footage from the funeral procession, Dr Helene O'Keeffe explains why it was so important.Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:37:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1022/1173255-the-life-and-death-of-terence-macswiney/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1008/1170286-sexual-violence-and-the-war-of-independence/"Women were the bodies through which men were fighting for their ideals in many cases," says Dr Mary McAuliffe. In this video, she explains how both sides of the conflict carried out acts of sexual violence against women.Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:01:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1008/1170286-sexual-violence-and-the-war-of-independence/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/0713/1153003-ninety-seconds-of-horror-croke-park-on-bloody-sunday/The shooting lasted just 90 seconds and left 14 people dead. Michael Foley on the horrific attacks that took place in Croke Park on 21 November 1920Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:45:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/bloody-sunday/2020/0713/1153003-ninety-seconds-of-horror-croke-park-on-bloody-sunday/bloody sundayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2020/0615/1147541-how-the-british-authorities-viewed-the-war-of-independence/A new documentary, Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence, draws on the "enemy files" to explore Britain's view of the War of Independence. As Fearghal McGarry explains, the "view from the barracks" was very differentMon, 15 Jun 2020 13:05:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/0615/1147541-how-the-british-authorities-viewed-the-war-of-independence/https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2020/0330/1126241-how-a-daring-decision-made-the-first-dail-happen/In 1914 Ireland was on the path to Home Rule. But just four years later, a previously minor political party called Sinn Féin won a landslide victory and established the First Dáil. How did it happen?Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:48:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2020/0330/1126241-how-a-daring-decision-made-the-first-dail-happen/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2019/1013/1083011-the-history-show-sunday-13-october-2019/Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:40:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2019/1013/1083011-the-history-show-sunday-13-october-2019/https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2020/0123/1110440-the-first-dail-on-film/This archive footage shows Count George Plunkett, Eamon De Valera, Arthur Griffith and others arriving at a session of the First Dáil.Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:46:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2020/0123/1110440-the-first-dail-on-film/Arthur Griffithhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2020/0114/1105376-cumann-na-mban/How their "work that could only be performed by girls" helped to win the warTue, 14 Jan 2020 16:20:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2020/0114/1105376-cumann-na-mban/Cumann Na Mbanhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1219/1102199-unintended-consequences-the-dail-ban/Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:17:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1219/1102199-unintended-consequences-the-dail-ban/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1219/1102177-banned-why-nationalist-groups-were-driven-underground-in-1919/By the end of 1919 Dáil Eireann, Sinn Féin, the Gaelic League and Cumann na mBan had all been banned by the British. Why?Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:23:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1219/1102177-banned-why-nationalist-groups-were-driven-underground-in-1919/https://www.rte.ie/history/soloheadbeg/2019/1127/1095593-ambush-a-crucial-tactic-in-the-war-of-independence/Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:26:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/soloheadbeg/2019/1127/1095593-ambush-a-crucial-tactic-in-the-war-of-independence/https://www.rte.ie/history/soloheadbeg/2019/1127/1095452-outcasts-how-ireland-shunned-the-r-i-c-and-their-families/Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:08:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/soloheadbeg/2019/1127/1095452-outcasts-how-ireland-shunned-the-r-i-c-and-their-families/https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1126/1095287-underground-justice-the-dail-courts/Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:18:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1126/1095287-underground-justice-the-dail-courts/https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1113/1090422-funding-the-revolution-how-the-first-dail-was-financed/Posters, newspaper ads, canvassing and even a short film starring Michael Collins - the first T.D.s came up with ingenious ways to encourage the people of Ireland to buy bonds to fund the new counter-state.Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1113/1090422-funding-the-revolution-how-the-first-dail-was-financed/https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1112/1090375-driven-underground-how-did-the-banned-dail-operate-in-secret/On 11 September 1919, Dublin Castle declared that Dáil Eireann was an 'illegal assembly'. So how did the first T.D.s carry out their duties? With a lot of subterfuge and a bit of theatrical flair...Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:45:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-ban/2019/1112/1090375-driven-underground-how-did-the-banned-dail-operate-in-secret/https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1108/1089589-who-were-the-first-tds/Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:44:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1108/1089589-who-were-the-first-tds/https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1106/1089097-flags-prayers-and-cheers-the-atmosphere-of-the-first-dail/It was a meeting that changed Irish history forever. But what was it like to be in the Mansion House on that fateful day?Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:33:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1106/1089097-flags-prayers-and-cheers-the-atmosphere-of-the-first-dail/https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1106/1089004-sinn-fein-how-they-made-the-first-dail-happen/In 1914 Ireland was on the path to Home Rule. But just four years later, a previously minor political party called Sinn Féin won a landslide victory and established the First Dáil. How did it happen?Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:12:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/first-dail/2019/1106/1089004-sinn-fein-how-they-made-the-first-dail-happen/