Ireland

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The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War begins

ireland

Longford, born Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is shot and killed by the IRA on the steps of his home in London (link to Wild Geese)

ireland

The Irish Free State, Saorstát Éireann, comes into being

ireland

The Royal Ulster Constabulary is established

ireland

De Valera and Collins agree to a pact whereby a national coalition panel of candidates will represent the pro and anti Treaty wings of Sinn Féin throughout Ireland in the forthcoming general election

ireland

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died

ireland

Nicky Rackard, Wexford hurler, is born in Killane, Co. Wexford

ireland

Led by Rory O'Connor, forces against the Anglo-Irish Treaty seize the Four Courts in Dublin

ireland