Michael Collins - Irish General - Killed
August 22, 1922
Michael Collins - Irish general - killed. This August 22, 1922 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
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RIC Is Disbanded to Be Replaced by the Garda Síochána
August 17, 1922
RIC is disbanded to be replaced by the Garda Síochána. This August 17, 1922 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
Popular Character Actor Fulton McKay Was Born.
August 12, 1922
Fulton Mackay, a well-known Scottish character actor, was born on August 12, 1922 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He …
Arthur Griffith, Founder of Sinn Fein, Dies of a Cerebral Hemorrhage
August 12, 1922
Arthur Griffith, the founder of Sinn Féin and a key figure in the Irish independence movement, died of a cerebral …
Alexander Graham Bell, Died in Nova Scotia
August 2, 1922
Alexander Graham Bell ( born Alexander Bell; March 03, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist …
Harry Boland Shot by Free Staters
July 31, 1922
Harry Boland shot by Free Staters in Skerries; he would die three days later
Free State Army Takes Waterford
July 21, 1922
The Irish Free State offensive of July–September 1922 was the decisive military stroke of the Irish Civil War. It was …
Death of Cathal Brugha
July 7, 1922
Cathal Brugha; born Charles William St John Burgess; 18 July 1874 – 7 July 1922) Career Highlights Irish republican …
The Four Courts, Dublin, Are Abandoned by Anti-Treaty Forces After a Two-Day Bombardment
June 30, 1922
The Four Courts, Dublin, are abandoned by Anti-Treaty forces after a two-day bombardment. This June 30, 1922 entry …
Irish Civil War Begins
June 30, 1922
Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces. The Irish Civil War was a …
The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State Bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War Begins
June 28, 1922
The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War begins. This …
Battle of Dublin
June 28, 1922
The Battle of Dublin took place during the Irish Civil War in June 1922, specifically from June 28 to July 05, 1922 that …