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Irish Civil War Digital Project

24 May 2023

The Civil War Digital Project coordinated by the Atlas of the Irish Revolution Team in UCC brings together a range of scholarly contributions on myriad aspects of the internecine conflict. 

 

In 2022, the RT脡 and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution editorial team in UCC collaborated on the development of the Irish Civil War, a three-part television documentary based on UCC's definitive Atlas of the Irish Revolution. Screened on RT脡 1 over three consecutive nights in December 2022, and notable for its wide range of contributors, original musical score and visual impact, the series explored the full, often difficult, story of the Irish Civil War and its legacy. The documentary series is available to view on the 

The Irish Civil War digital project was launched on the RTE website in January 2022 as a companion to the documentary series. It offered an opportunity for a 'deeper dive' into the often complex history of 1922-23.

The large-scale project, coordinated by UCC's Atlas editorial team and supported under the Government of Ireland's Decade of Centenaries Programme, is organised around a timeline of 11 key centenary dates between the handover of Dublin Castle on 16 January 1922 and the ceasefire on 24 May 1922.

Each centenary date has a dedicated index featuring a selection of maps, thematic articles and curated content from across RTE's platforms as well as archival images and documents from a range of cultural institutions. 

Collectively, the 11 indexes, 54 articles, 33 maps, and 10 explainer videos represent a valuable long-term resource for students, teachers or anyone interested in Ireland's social, cultural, military or political history during the Irish revolutionary period. 

 

Index 1: 

''The Castle has Fallen': The Transfer of Power' by Dr John Gibney

''Women of Character': Women TDs of the Second D谩il and their contribution to the Treaty debates' by Claire McGing

'How the Civil War devastated the Labour Party' by Dr Emmet O'Connor

'Michael Collins: From Treaty to Civil War' by Dr Gabriel Doherty 

'Blurred lines: The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State' by Dr Helene O'Keeffe 

 

Index 2:

''A Defiant Gathering': The 1922 IRA Convention' by Dr John Borgonovo 

'Thank God you have got to manage it and not we': Britain and the Irish Civil War by Prof Charles Townshend 

'Call to arms: creating the Irish National Army' by Gerry White

'Shadow boxing: the Limerick Stand-Off, March 1922' by Dr John O'Callaghan

'Ireland's Other Civil War: Ulster January-June 1922' by Dr Robert Lynch 

 

Index 3:

 

'The 1922 "Pact" Election' by Prof Michael Gallagher 

'Press, Propaganda and the Treaty split' by Dr Donal 脫 Drisceoil 

'Class warfare: was there a social basis to the Civil War divide?' by Prof Gavin Foster 

'Taking Sides? How voters responded to the "pact election"' by Dr Bill Kissane 

'Practicalities of the future: the 1922 Constitution Committee' by Antoinette Doran NAI

 

Index 4:

'Attacking the Block: the Battle of Dublin' by Liz Gillis 

'Under Siege: the Battle of the Four Courts' by Michael Fewer

'Soldiers of the Republic: Cumann na mBan and the Civil War' by Dr Margaret Ward

'Why the Four Courts?' by John Dorney 

 

Index 5:

'Urban warfare: the Battle for Limerick' by Dr P谩draig 脫g 脫 Ruairc

'What was the Conventional Phase of the Civil War?' by Dr Helene O'Keeffe

'Bullet holes and battlefields: the archaeology of the Battle for Cork' by Dr Damian Shiels

'Conventional warfare: the Battle of Kilmallock' by Dr John O'Callaghan

'How did the Civil War impact civil society?' by Dr Bill Kissane 

 

Index 6:

'Turning point: the Battle of Cork' by Dr John Borgonovo

'W.D. Hogan: The man who photographed the Civil War' by Elizabeth M. Kirwan

'Emmet Dalton: the man behind the sea landings' by Sean Boyne

'The Civil War on water' by Dr John Borgonovo 

'No means of defence: raids on lighthouses during the Civil War' by Dr Eoin Kinsella 

 

Index 7:

The Last Journey - Interactive Map 

'The Death of Michael Collins' by Dr Gabriel Doherty 

'Interactive map: the ambush' that killed Michael Collins

'War of words: censorship and propaganda during the Civil War' by Dr Donal 脫 Drisceoil 

'The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War' by Dr Brian Heffernan 

'The Archaeology of an Ambush: Surviving Traces of B茅al na Bl谩, 22 August 1922' by Dr Damian Shiels and Niall Murray

 

Index 8:

'Sentenced to death: the Civil War executions' by Se谩n Enright

'Guerrillas in the west: guerrilla warfare in west of Ireland during the Civil War' by Dr Joost Augusteijn

'Settling scores: everyday violence during the Civil War' by Dr Gemma Clark

'Cave men: cave hideouts in the Civil War' by Dr Marion Dowd 

 

Index 9:

'An end and a beginning': the birth of the Irish Free State' by Dr Helene O'Keeffe

'W. T. Cosgrave: an iron fist in a velvet glove' by Prof Michael Laffan 

'Burning down the House: Big House burnings during the Civil War' by Prof Terence Dooley 

'Enemy lines: the conflict on Irish Railways 1922-23' by Peter Rigney 

'A new land war? Land, class politics and state-building in Civil War Ireland' by Dr Tony Varley 

 

Index 10:

 

'Bitter enemies: the guerrilla phase of the Civil War' by Dr John Borgonovo

''The Mainstay of the Trouble': the imprisonment of 'suspect women' during the Civil War' by Dr Sinead McCoole

Crochet, cards and c茅il铆s: Civil War women behind bars

'Hidden away: the treatment of Civil War internees' by Dr Anne-Marie McInerney

'Working for peace: how people on all sides tried to end the Civil War' by Dr Eve Morrison 

 

Index 11: 

'The legacy of the Civil War' by Prof Diarmaid Ferriter 

'The arms... are to be dumped': the cease-fire that ended the Civil War' by Dr Brian Hanley 

''Wild geese': IRA emigration and settlement after the Revolution' by Prof Gavin Foster 

''If we stand united, victory is certain': Liam Lynch's final days' by Gerard Shannon

'Broken for generations: the transgenerational impact of the Irish Civil War' by Dr S铆obhra Aiken

'From grievance to reconciliation: commemoration and the Civil War' by Dr Eve Morrison 

 

 

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The War of Independence Project

The Civil War Digital Project was the third in a series of collaborative projects between RTE and the Atlas of the Irish Revolution Team supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries Programme, 2012-2023.

The first, The War of Independence Project, was launched in the Spring of 2020 as a companion to the three-part Irish War of Independence documentary series, produced by Tyrone productions and based on the Atlas of the Irish Revolution. It is available to view long-term on the .

Like the Civil War project, it offers a series of explainers and articles in indexes linked to 12 key dates on the centenary calendar between the historic general election in December 1918 and the signing of the Anglo Irish Treaty in December 1921. The indexes feature a selection of archival footage from the RT脡 archives; video explainers; articles from the project and contributions by a range of scholars.

 

Index 1: 

21 January 1921:  and 

鈥淗ow Sinn F茅in's daring decision made the First D谩il happen鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淢iniature flags, prayers and cheers: what was the atmosphere like at the Mansion House on 21 January 1919?鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淗ow the First D谩il was viewed at home - and in Britain鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淭he Soloheadbeg ambush - Sudden, bloody and unexpected鈥 by Donal Byrne

鈥淎mbushed! The story of a crucial tactic鈥 by Niall Murray

鈥淥utcasts: how Ireland shunned the R.I.C. and their families鈥 by Dr Brian Hughes

 

Index 2: 

鈥淏anned! Why nationalist groups were driven underground in 1919鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淏anning the D谩il: the drastic move that turned "turned passive resistance into an offensive war鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淐ouriers, propagandists, spies: Cumann na mBan and the War of Independence鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

 

Index 3: 

鈥淒e Valera in America: David McCullagh tells the story of a controversial tour鈥 by Dr David McCullagh

鈥淗ow the Russian crown jewels went from the palaces of the Romanovs to Harry Boland's family home in Dublin鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淭hey were a crucial part of De Valera's American mission. Who were the Friends of Irish Freedom?鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淔rom Friends to Foes: How tension with De Valera led to the decline of the Friends of Irish Freedom鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

 

Index 4: 

鈥'A Shocking Weapon': Hunger Strikes and the War of Independence鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淐ensorship and propaganda: what happened to Irish media during the War of Independence鈥 by Niall Murray

鈥淲hat did the general public think of the War of Independence?鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

"Dead their conquerers": the significance of the 1920 hunger strikes鈥 by Dr Justin Stover

 

Index 5: 

鈥淭he 1920 Munitions Strike: "An unusual kind of strike"鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淪oviets and solidarity: the Labour movement during the War of Independence鈥 by Niall Murray

鈥淲hat did the general public think of the War of Independence?鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

"Dead their conquerers": the significance of the 1920 hunger strikes鈥 by Dr Justin Stover

鈥淯nder attack: how the burning of co-operative creameries devastated rural Ireland鈥 by Dr Patrick Doyle

 

Index 6: 

鈥淣inety seconds of horror: Croke Park on Bloody Sunday 1920鈥 by Dr Michael T Foy

鈥淭he Squad: Michael Collins and Bloody Sunday鈥 by Dr Michael T Foy

鈥淎 gruesome rite of passage": the deadly toll of the Bloody Sunday assassinations?鈥 by John Dorney

"Changing sides: the GAA and the War of Independence鈥 by Dr Paul Rouse

 

Index 7: 

鈥淭error in Cork: the burning of a city鈥 by Gerry White

鈥淕uns, books and life masks: the material culture of the War of Independence鈥 by Brenda Malone

鈥淢artial Law: powers with 'practically no limitation'?鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

"Who were the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries?鈥 by Professor Marie Coleman

 

Index 8: 

鈥淩oad to partition: how the plan to divide Ireland was born鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淚nteractive map: how the border could have been鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淗ow the prospect of partition played out politically in 1920?鈥 by Dr David McCullagh:

"Road to partition: how unionists came to accept a 'least worst' compromise?鈥 by Professor Alvin Jackson

 

Index 9: 

鈥淔ire in the heart of Dublin: the burning of the Custom House鈥 by Liz Gillis

鈥淐rown forces and urban guerrillas: Dublin as a theatre of war鈥 by John Dorney

 

Index 10: 

 

鈥淣orthern Ireland 1921-1955: a state of emergency鈥 by Dr Robert Lynch

鈥'An orgy of violence': sectarianism in the War of Independence鈥 by Dr Robert Lynch

 

Index 11: 

鈥淭he Truce: how both sides laid down their arms鈥 by Dr P谩draig 脫g 脫 Ruairc        

鈥'I have brought both mules to the water': Jan Smuts and the Truce talks鈥 by Dr Ciara虂n Reilly

鈥淭he Geography of the War of Independence: how the conflict played out across the country鈥 by Dr John O'Callaghan

 

Index 12: 

鈥淧eace by ordeal: how the Treaty was signed鈥 by Professor Diarmaid Ferriter

鈥淗ow the Treaty debate changed Irish politics forever鈥 by Dr Liam Weeks and Dr M铆che谩l 脫 Fathartaigh

鈥溾橧 rather wish we could go': The Big House and the War of Independence鈥 by Dr Maeve O'Riordan

 

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The Great Irish Famine Project

Launched in the autumn of 2020, the Great Irish Famine Project brought together a range of national and international scholars. The digital project, organised in three parts, and based on the Atlas of the Great Irish Famine, is intended to complement the three-part documentary series of the same name, still available to view on the 

The three indexes tell the story of the greatest social disaster in nineteenth-century Europe from the emergence of the Blight to the commemorations of the 21st century. With an emphasis on maps and archival documents as entry points into the history and lived experience of the Famine, the project also includes 17 Document Studies by UCC's Dr John Crowley focusing on the  held in the National Archives of Ireland. 

 

Part 1:

 

鈥淗idden Ireland: The world of the cottier on the eve of the Famine鈥 by Dr Ciara虂n Reilly

How "a truly modern famine" devastated Ireland - and changed the world forever鈥 by Dr John Crowley

鈥淚reland before the Great Famine: the 1841 census鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淗ow Victorian artists depicted the Famine鈥 by Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald

鈥淭he truth about Trevelyan: Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan and the Great Famine鈥 by Professor Enda Delaney

鈥淭he Hunger: the making of the new documentary鈥 by Lisa Burke

鈥淲hy was the Potato so important?鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淭he other famine: Scotland and the potato blight鈥 by Professor James Hunter

鈥"Their own wickedness": how the British press reported the Famine鈥 by Dr Niamh Gallagher

鈥淧eel's brimstone: the Temporary Relief Commission鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淎 policy disaster: how British famine relief measures failed to quell the devastation of the Famine鈥 by Prof Peter Gray

鈥淭he Lessons of Giving: the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations and the Great Irish Famine鈥 by Padraig Kirwan and LeAnne Howe

鈥淗idden heroes: women and the Great Famine鈥 by Professor Christine Kinealy

"Paupers and beggars' brats": Parsonstown Workhouse in the Famine鈥 by Andr茅s Eir铆ksson

鈥淒eadly disease: how the Great Famine led to outbreaks of illness鈥 by Dr Laurence Geary

 

Part 2: 

 

"That diabolical system": evictions in Famine Ireland鈥 by Dr Ciara虂n Reilly

鈥'Hunger will break through a wall': food riots during the Famine鈥 by Professor James Kelly

"鈥橝 universal graveyard鈥: how the Temporary Fever Act of March 1846 failed to contain deadly disease鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

"鈥橳his Land of Sorrows鈥: the Poor Law Extension Act 1847鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淭he lost generation: children and the workhouse during the Famine鈥 by Dr Gerard Moran

鈥淔orgotten victims: the children found in a Kilkenny Workhouse mass grave鈥 by Dr Jonny Geber

鈥'Dreadful visitation': Lurgan Poor Law Union during the Famine鈥 by Gerard MacAtasney

鈥淏earing witness: Asenath Nicholson, the American woman who described the Great Famine鈥 by Professor Maureen Murphy

鈥'A Labour of Love': The Contribution of the Society of Friends鈥 by Professor Christine Kinealy

"What we Learn from the Distress Papers in the National Archives, Ireland" by Elizabeth McEvoy 

 

 

Part 3: 

 

"鈥橲o sad in themselves鈥: the impact of the Great Famine鈥 by Professor Kevin Whelan

鈥淭he panicked flood: emigration and the Great Famine鈥 by Dr Ciar谩n 脫 Murchadha

鈥淐hanging memories: Famine memorials around the world鈥 by Dr Emily Mark-FitzGerald

鈥'Living skeletons': the Doolough Tragedy鈥 by Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill

"The greatest ravages": what the 1851 census tells us about Famine Mortality鈥 by Dr Helene O鈥橩eeffe

鈥淗ow the Irish Famine changed New York City forever鈥 by Dr Anelise Hanson Shrout

鈥淕irls of good character: female Workhouse emigration to Australia during the Famine鈥 by Dr Perry McIntyre

鈥淎 strange environment indeed: the Famine Irish in northwest England鈥 by Dr Lewis Darwen

鈥淗elpless little wanderers: the Famine orphans in Quebec鈥 by Professor Mark G. McGowan

"The Irish Invasion": how the Irish Famine changed Scotland鈥 by Dr Martin Mitchell

鈥淗unger and poverty after the Famine: how old problems persisted and new ones emerged鈥 by Dr Ray O'Connor

鈥淩ecovering voices and stories: the challenges of exhibiting the Great Famine鈥 by Dr Jason King

鈥淗er Silken Brown Hair': chronicling the Famine in song鈥 by Declan O'Rourke 

鈥淧aying for their starvation: the Great Famine and the imposition of Income Tax in Ireland鈥 by Professor Peter Clarke

 

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