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The War of Independence - Coggle Diagram
The War of Independence
SOLOHEADBEG AMBUSH
The Soloheadbeg ambush occurred on January 21st, 1919. This ambush was what kickstarted the Irish War of Independence. The IRA ambushed the RIC officers, and two constables were killed as well as all weapons were seized. The volunteers had not sought authorisation for their actions and acted on their own initiative. On the same day, the Dáil met and declared Ireland’s independence and announced that the IRA was the official army of Ireland. The Soloheadbeg ambush in Tipperary was the beginning of the War of Independence and it is said that the killings of the constables were the first two shots of the war.
BLOODY SUNDAY
On the morning of the 21st of November, Collin’s Squad killed 13 British agents. Later, that day, there was a big game in Croke Park (Tipperary vs. Dublin). It was a massive gathering of people and the auxiliaries found that it was the perfect time to retaliate against the Irish people for the crime that the Squad committed that morning (reprisal). They shot fourteen people dead including children and the goalkeeper Michael Hogan. They searched the place in attempt to find the men who killed the British agents. This reprisal turned the Irish opinion against Britain further.
TERENCE MACSWINEY
Terence MacSwiney was an Irish playwright and politician. He was elected as Lord Mayor of Cork during the War of Independence. He was arrested on charges of sedition by the British Government and was brought to Brixton Prison. The day that he was imprisoned, he joined the 1920 Cork Hunger Strike that had began one day prior to his imprisonment. MacSwiney’s hunger strike became publicised worldwide. It lead to a lot more people protesting. Attempts of force feeding were made but he rejected all food. He fell into a coma and five days later he died.* He had been on hunger strike for 74 days. MacSwiney looked for change through peaceful means and inspired many great world leaders like Gandhi*.
METHODS OF IRA
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The Squad
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Intelligence network, spies gathered info
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