Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)

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The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla organization ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ
rebel army ⓘ
allegiance Irish Republic ⓘ
surface form: Irish Republic (proclaimed 1919)
alsoKnownAs Old IRA ⓘ
conflict Irish War of Independence ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
endTime 1922 ⓘ
fundedBy Irish diaspora donations ⓘ
goal establishment of an independent Irish republic ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dublin ⓘ
ideology Irish republicanism ⓘ
inspiredBy Easter Rising ⓘ
surface form: 1916 Easter Rising
languageOfCommunication English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legalStatus illegal organization under British law ⓘ
mergedInto National Army of the Irish Free State ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Dáil Éireann ⓘ
notableCommander Cathal Brugha ⓘ
Liam Lynch ⓘ
Michael Collins ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy ⓘ
Tom Barry ⓘ
Éamon de Valera ⓘ
opponent Auxiliary Division ⓘ
Black and Tans ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ
opposedTo British rule in Ireland ⓘ
organizedInto brigades ⓘ
divisions ⓘ
partOf Irish War of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Irish revolutionary period
precededBy Irish Volunteers ⓘ
recognizedBy Dáil Éireann as national army ⓘ
recruitedFrom Irish Citizen Army members ⓘ
Irish Volunteers ⓘ
relatedTo Irish Civil War ⓘ
significantEvent Bloody Sunday (1920) ⓘ
surface form: Bloody Sunday (1920) in Dublin

Crossbarry Ambush ⓘ
surface form: Crossbarry ambush

Kilmichael Ambush ⓘ
surface form: Kilmichael ambush

Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
splitResult anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ
startTime 1919 ⓘ
supportedBy Irish republican movement ⓘ
Irish American ⓘ
surface form: Irish-American organizations
usedTactic ambushes ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ
intelligence operations ⓘ
sabotage ⓘ

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish War of Independence → belligerent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
The Wind That Shakes the Barley → mainSubject → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Pro-Treaty forces → formedFrom → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Pro-Treaty forces → formedFrom → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
Pro-Treaty forces → precededBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
National Army of the Irish Free State → formedFrom → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army (provisional government forces)
Michael Collins → memberOf → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Volunteers
Michael Collins → memberOf → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Liam Lynch → commanded → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cork No. 2 Brigade, Irish Republican Army
Liam Lynch → commanded → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Southern Division, Irish Republican Army
Seán MacBride → positionHeld → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Frank Aiken → militaryRank → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army
Kilmichael Ambush → combatant1 → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army West Cork Brigade
Kilmichael Ambush → associatedWith → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Cork Flying Column
Truce of 11 July 1921 → belligerent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Truce of 11 July 1921 → precededBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guerrilla campaign of the Irish Republican Army
Cathal Brugha → memberOf → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Bloody Sunday (1920) → perpetrator → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Bloody Sunday (1920) → organizer → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army Intelligence
Tan War → mainBelligerent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Custom House attack → commandedBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army Dublin Brigade leadership
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army → precededBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army → claimedContinuityFrom → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy → servedIn → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Richard Mulcahy (as party leader influence, historically associated) → militaryBranch → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard Mulcahy
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Tomás Mac Curtain → memberOf → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Tomás Mac Curtain → commanded → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cork No. 1 Brigade, Irish Republican Army
National Army → precededBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
National Army → primaryOpponent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty)
pro-Treaty IRA → precededBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
Battle of Cork (1922) → hasParticipant → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty)
Irish Volunteers → successor → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
Tom Barry → militaryUnitCommanded → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Cork Flying Column
Irregulars → precededBy → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: pre-Treaty Irish Republican Army
Ernie O'Malley → militaryBranch → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland → belligerent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
subject surface form: Kilmichael Ambush
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Crossbarry Ambush → belligerent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army
Custom House attack (Dublin) → relatedTo → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dublin Brigade (IRA)
Old IRA → alsoKnownAs → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
Burning of Cork → opponent → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Republican Army