Wicklow and the War of Independance

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WICKLOW COUNTY

WICKLOW COUNT Y – Brendan Flynn

The War of Independence in Wicklow: The war against the police

RIC Barracks, Avoca, c. 1900 Photo: By kind permission of National Library of Ireland.

RIC authority Many discussions about the War of Independence overlook the fact that the British Army was technically never fully engaged. At the time, the army in Ireland was legally restricted from taking offensive military action against the IRA because King George V had, in October 1914, officially sanctioned Ireland becoming an independent Commonwealth country. This situation could only be changed by the introduction of martial law. Between 1919 and 1922, the role of the army in Ireland (outside of counties were martial law had been introduced) was to act as aid to the civil power, meaning that when the police were carrying out actions that placed them in danger of armed attack, the army accompanied them to give them military protection. On these occasions, 177


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INDEX

17min
pages 246-254

Researching Wicklow County Archives: The Barton Collection — Catherine Wright

3min
pages 242-245

‘Under the stairs’: Extracts from the diary of Sheelah O’Grady — Stan O’Reilly

12min
pages 234-241

Restricting motoring in Ireland 1918–21 — James Scannell

2min
pages 224-225

William O’Grady: Wicklow revolutionary republican — Stan O’Reilly

11min
pages 226-233

Robert Barton: Wicklow revolutionary and statesman — Chris Lawlor

12min
pages 204-211

The War of Independence in Wicklow: Two killings revisited — Brendan Flynn

7min
pages 188-191

Rosemary Raughter

22min
pages 212-223

Wicklow through the War of Independence — John Finlay

1hr
pages 144-177

The War of Independence in Wicklow: The war against the police — Brendan Flynn

14min
pages 178-187

Rosemary Raughter

9min
pages 136-143

Witness Statements — Rosemary Raughter

12min
pages 128-135

Enniskerry 1916–22 — Brian White

5min
pages 124-127

Chris Lawlor

13min
pages 116-123

Chris Lawlor

13min
pages 108-115

Chris Lawlor

13min
pages 98-107

Independence — Kevin Lee

10min
pages 90-97

Two weeks in Bray, Easter 1919 — James Scannell

18min
pages 70-83

The assassination of Coollattin land agent, Frank Brooke, 30 July 1920 — Kevin Lee

9min
pages 84-89

Truce to Civil War in Bray — Henry Cairns

10min
pages 62-69

Sheila Clarke

8min
pages 44-49

Bray at war 1920–21 — Henry Cairns

17min
pages 50-61

Conflict continues: 1921 — Jim Rees

17min
pages 34-43

‘Whole time engaged’: July to December 1920 — Jim Rees

14min
pages 26-33

AUTHORS

4min
pages 6-9

FOREWORD

1min
pages 10-11

Preparing for war: 1918–19 — Jim Rees

9min
pages 12-17

The war escalates: January to June 1920 — Jim Rees

13min
pages 18-25
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