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Irish Socialist History

The Kilmichael Ambush

October 15, 2020 By Conor Kostick 13 Comments

A burned out lorry after the Kilmichael Ambush

The Kilmichael Ambush took place on 28 November 1920, when Tom Barry, Commandant of the Third West Cork Flying Column, led his Irish Republican Army unit into battle against two lorries, each carrying ‘Auxiliaries’, veteran soldiers especially recruited to support the police and organise reprisals against the Irish national movement. The ambush was a major […]

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The Connaught Rangers’ Mutiny of 1920

March 11, 2020 By Conor Kostick 8 Comments

Dagshai Prison India

One of the most extraordinary acts of defiance against the British Empire took place in India on 28 June 1920 when four Irish soldiers, members of the British army, thousands of miles from home, decided to protest against the suppression of the independence movement in Ireland. The soldiers belonged to the Connaught Rangers and were […]

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The Biggest General Strike in Irish History

January 9, 2020 By Conor Kostick 7 Comments

Mountjoy prison general strick 1920

On Tuesday 13 April 1920 a general strike took place in Ireland that was by far the greatest strike in Irish history. All over the country there was a complete stoppage and not only that, in some regions and towns the workers took over the running of society, declaring ‘soviets’ and workers’ councils to be […]

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