21/11/2024
The lesser-known Irish Bloody Sunday took place during the Irish War of Independence on this day in 1920. On the morning of November 21, Michael Collins’s men killed 14 British intelligence officers. Later that afternoon during a GAA match at Croke Park in Dublin, British forces opened fire on Irish civilians watching the match. Read about the historic era here:
After the Rising By Tom Deignan, ContributorFebruary / March 2017February 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment The Sinn Fein members elected in the December 1918 election at the first Dail Eireann meeting, called by Sinn Fein on January 21, 1919. Shown are (from l to r): 1st row: L. Ginell, Michael Collins (l...