The Irish Revolution

2019 - 2019

We Lived in Dreams

4th February 2019

Episode 1

How a small group of rebels forced Britain to withdraw after centuries of conquest and misrule.

That the Nation May Live

11th February 2019

Episode 2

In 1919, the pro-independence Sinn Féin party wins and an independent parliament, the Dáil Éireann, is created. As the number of IRA militants grows, violence escalates throughout the country.

The Spirit of Freedom

18th February 2019

Episode 3

In the late twenties, Ireland is in the midst of war. Towns and villages have been devastated, house raids strike fear into the population and hundreds of Republicans have been arrested. Despite having tens of thousands of troops on the ground, much of the countryside becomes ungovernable for the British as rebels step up armed attacks.

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Cillian Murphy

Documentary War & Politics

The remarkable story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1922) which resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State and became the model for other British colonies to gain their independence.

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Cillian Murphy

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