Martial law is extended to counties Clare, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford
The extension of martial law to counties Clare, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford refers to a historical event that occurred during a turbulent period in Irish history. This extension of martial law took place in the 1790s, which was a time of political unrest and agitation in Ireland, often associated with the United Irishmen movement and other revolutionary activities.
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Cork City was burnt out by the Black and Tans
On 9 August 1920, the British Parliament passed the Restoration of Order in Ireland Act. It replaced the trial by jury by courts-martial by regulation for those areas where IRA activity was prevalent.
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Tom Barry and his Cork Flying Column ambush a convoy in Kilmichael
Thomas Bernardine Barry (1 July 1897 – 2 July 1980), better known as Tom Barry, was a prominent guerrilla leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.
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Bloody Sunday, Dublin Ireland, 1920
Bloody Sunday on November 21, 1920, were a tragic and violent episode during the Irish War of Independence. On that day, a series of coordinated attacks by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) took place in Dublin, targeting British intelligence agents and other individuals associated with British authorities.
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Private James Daly, of the Connaught Rangers, is last member to be executed for mutiny
Following a mutiny in India by soldiers of the Connaught Rangers in protest at events in Ireland, Private James Daly, is court-martialled and executed by firing squad, last member of the British army to be executed for mutiny
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Kevin Barry, is hanged in Dublin
Kevin Barry, an 18-year-old medical student, is hanged in Dublin for his part in a raid in which six soldiers were killed
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