Irish Civil War

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The Irish Civil War was a 1922–1923 conflict between pro- and anti-Treaty forces in Ireland that followed independence from Britain and shaped the country’s subsequent political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
belligerent Irish Civil War self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anti-Treaty forces

National Army of the Irish Free State
Pro-Treaty forces
anti-Treaty IRA
cause Anglo-Irish Treaty
disagreement over status of Irish Free State
oath of allegiance to the British monarch
partition of Ireland
commander Eoin O'Duffy
Frank Aiken
Liam Lynch
Michael Collins
Richard Mulcahy
Éamon de Valera
conflictType internal conflict
country Irish Free State
deathTollEstimate approximately 1500–2000 combatants killed
significant civilian casualties
endDate 1923-05-24
followedBy political dominance of Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
ideologicalConflict pro-Treaty vs anti-Treaty republicanism
language English
Irish
legalConsequence Public Safety Acts and emergency powers in Irish Free State
partOf Irish War of Independence
surface form: Irish revolutionary period

history of Ireland
place Ireland
politicalConsequence entrenchment of two-party system in Irish politics
eventual formation of Fianna Fáil
formation of Cumann na nGaedheal
long-term split in Irish republican movement
precededBy Irish War of Independence
relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty
Irish Free State
anti-Treaty IRA
surface form: Irish Republican Army

partition of Ireland
result Pro-Treaty victory
consolidation of Irish Free State
defeat of anti-Treaty IRA
significantEvent anti-Treaty IRA ceasefire of April 1923
death of Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth
execution of republican prisoners by Free State
order to dump arms by Frank Aiken
shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin
startDate 1922-06-28
temporalContext 20th century
interwar period

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Mayo campaign (Irish Civil War) conflict Irish Civil War
Mayo campaign (Irish Civil War) partOf Irish Civil War
Commander-in-Chief of the National Army in 1922 heldByDuring Irish Civil War
this entity surface form: Irish Civil War (1922–1923)
Kilcrumper Cemetery, near Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland associatedWith Irish Civil War
subject surface form: Kilcrumper Cemetery
Battle of Dublin conflict Irish Civil War
Battle of Dublin partOf Irish Civil War
Emmet Dalton conflict Irish Civil War
Emmet Dalton participatedIn Irish Civil War
Liam Mellows participatedIn Irish Civil War
Rory O’Connor conflict Irish Civil War
Battle of Cork (1922) conflict Irish Civil War
Battle of Cork (1922) partOf Irish Civil War
Battle of Cork (1922) relatedTo Irish Civil War
this entity surface form: Irish Free State offensive in 1922
Seán Mac Eoin conflict Irish Civil War
Paddy Daly participatedIn Irish Civil War
The Rebel City relatesToHistoricalPeriod Irish Civil War
Cork City Gaol notablePeriod Irish Civil War
Spike Island usedDuringConflict Irish Civil War
The Rebel County associatedWithPeriod Irish Civil War
Irregulars conflict Irish Civil War
Mary MacSwiney participatedIn Irish Civil War
Austin Stack participantIn Irish Civil War
Ulster Special Constabulary conflict Irish Civil War
this entity surface form: Irish Civil War (border campaigns)
Constance Markievicz participatedIn Irish Civil War
Ernie O'Malley conflict Irish Civil War
Ernie O'Malley woundedIn Irish Civil War
Seán Lemass militaryConflict Irish Civil War
Juno and the Paycock setInPeriod Irish Civil War
Juno and the Paycock subject Irish Civil War
History of County Cork includesEvent Irish Civil War
this entity surface form: Irish Civil War in County Cork
Thomas participatedIn Irish Civil War
subject surface form: W. T. Cosgrave
Charles William St John Burgess participatedIn Irish Civil War
subject surface form: Cathal Brugha
Dan Breen conflict Irish Civil War
Black and Tan War followedBy Irish Civil War
Gormanstown Camp usedDuringConflict Irish Civil War
Cumann na mBan participatedIn Irish Civil War