Tag Archive: Bloody Sunday 1920

Oct 12

North Wall and the War of Independence : A docklands walking tour .

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“Ambushes , arms raids and assassins” The War of Independence in North Wall (1919 – 1921)   Saturday 23rd October @ 12pm     Just over a century ago the War of Independence came to an end , with a truce signed on July 11th 1921 . For almost two and a half years a …

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Nov 21

Bloody Sunday 1920 – Remembered in song by Joe O’Grady / Paul O’Brien

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This special video performance was premiered by the East Wall History Group to mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday – the tragic events at Croke Park on 21st November 1920. It is a true East Wall presentation being written , arranged and performed by three local men from different generations.  The song was written by …

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Nov 21

Bloody Sunday 1920 : Selection of local history articles .

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The events of November 21st 1920 are among the most talked about from the Irish Revolutionary period. Remembered as ‘Bloody Sunday’, the day saw a total of 31 violent deaths in the city – 14 targets associated with British Military Intelligence , 14 shot dead when British forces opened fire at Croke Park and three men …

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