New documentary marking Kilmichael ambush centenary and discusses controversies

Sale includes correspondence of suffragist Mary MacSwiney and her brother Terence

By 1914, James Creed Meredith was a committed nationalist and an organiser of the Howth and Kilcoole gun-runnings

Death of Joe Murphy in Cork ‘overshadowed’ by passing of Terence MacSwiney on same day

Jim Bolger owned MacSwiney victorious a day before centenary of former Lord Mayor of Cork’s death

Mother and daughter, Muriel and Máire MacSwiney, did not speak for 50 years

The events, each with thousands of mourners, were key moments in the battle for independence

Michael Fitzgerald preceded the death of Cork mayor Terence MacSwiney by eight days

UCC and Cork City Council host online event discussing impact of Terence MacSwiney’s death on hunger strike in 1920

Taoiseach Micheál Martin visits Cork museum providing fresh insights on conflict

Amid escalating violence and fear, it took just one incident to ignite the situation

It invokes such partiality that, 100 years later, untangling its knotted legacy is not easy

Peaceful mass mobilisation, collective action against state institutions, boycott and ostracisation were powerful weapons in the conflict

The year saw the War of Independence begins in earnest with an escalation of murder and violence by the British and IRA

Decade of Centenaries programme adapted for Covid-19 restrictions

Scarred by his wartime service, angered by the treatment of ex-servicemen, unable to secure government employment and inspired by the Easter Rising, in the summer of 1920 Tom Barry made a decision that would change both his life and the nature of the conflict then raging in Ireland

The lord mayor of Cork’s feat of endurance and the drawn-out circumstances of his death magnified the cause of Irish independence in the international arena

This supplement provides a range of readings which can support teachers in bringing history learning outcomes to life