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#OTD in 1922 – Michael Collins secretly authorised the formation of a specially paid unit of seventy IRA volunteers, known as the Belfast City Guard, to protect districts from loyalist attack.

In the north of Ireland there were continual breaches of the Truce by ‘unauthorised loyalist paramilitary forces’. The predominantly Protestant, Unionists government supported polices which discriminated against Catholics in which, along with violence against Catholics, led many to suggest the presence of an agenda by an Anglo-ascendancy to drive those of indigenous Irish descent out of the…

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The Michael Collins movie was on national tv again tonight. Figured I’d share a few gifs of the big fella here cuz the entire thread is the astronaut!

Ireland wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for the legend that is Michael Collins!

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hey remember that moment during the dáil treaty debates when de valera was trying to make a point about something and then he just started crying, and then everyone in the dáil broke down, and michael collins, arthur griffith, and harry boland all started weeping as well? yeah that's a mood

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ARTHUR GRIFFITH

Hello everyone!

Arthur Griffith got his redesign this week! With this update, we’ve finished working on all the characters who make an appearance (even if briefly, as is in Arthur’s case) in the game’s demo.

If you’ve played the Demo, you meet Arthur during Alexandra’s prologue while on the train back to Ivanta. Though we don’t want to reveal too much about him, Arthur is a criminal lawyer who will appear as a support character in several routes.

He’s reserved but charismatic, with the eloquence to speak his mind without insulting anyone in the process.

What do you guys think of his new re-design?

From this point on, we’ll start working on the new CGs!

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History Wednesday: Irish War of Independence.

Above: The peacemakers: George Gavan Duffy, Erskine Childers, Robert Barton and Arthur Griffith in a group  Photographer: W. D. Hogan Collection: Hogan Wilson Collection Date: December 1921  Source: National Library of Ireland on The Commons  NLI Ref.: HOG3

OTD in 1921 Irish and British troops agreed on a ceasefire that eventually led to the signing of the “Anglo-Irish Treaty” (Irish: An Conradh Angla-Éireannach) on December 6th of the same year, which formally separated the Republic from Britain and from Northern Ireland. The truce and eventual treaty also led to the Irish Civil War, which lasted until 1923.

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#OTD in Irish History | 2 November:

All Souls’ Day 1719 – The Toleration Act for Protestant Dissenters is passed. 1752 – Philip Twisden, Bishop of Raphoe and son-in-law of the politician Thomas Carter, dies bankrupt on this date, having been shot while allegedly masquerading as a highwayman. 1795 – Birth of William Grattan Tyrone Power, known professionally as Tyrone Power, was an Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical…

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#OTD in 1886 – Home Rule Bill introduced in English Parliament by William Gladstone.

The Acts of Union 1800, united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. At various intervals during this time, attempts were made to destabilise Anglo-Irish relations. Rebellions were launched in 1803, 1848, 1867, and 1916 to try to end British rule over Ireland. Daniel O’Connell in the…

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#OTD in 1921 – In an extremely hostile environment over the Treaty debate, Michael Collins smells some dirty work and addresses the House.

MR. MICHAEL COLLINS: Mr. Speaker, there is just a little matter to which I would like to refer before anything else is said. It is this. My private office was raided last night and important books and documents were taken. Is there any member here who accepts responsibility for that raid? PRESIDENT DE VALERA: As head of the Government here I must say I know nothing whatever about any such…

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