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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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla organization
paramilitary organization
rebel army
allegiance Irish Republic (proclaimed 1919)
linked to: Irish Republic
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 1916 Easter Rising
linked to: 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 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) in Dublin
Crossbarry ambush
linked to: Crossbarry Ambush

Kilmichael ambush
linked to: Kilmichael Ambush

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

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