Same revolution. Same year. Two men who could not trust each other.
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Would you sign a treaty you knew would get you killed? Michael Collins did exactly that.
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UK terror force the #BlackAndTans went on a rampage in #Balbriggan on #ThisDayInHistory in 1920. They
burnt 50 homes & businesses, looted & beat people, and killed two. Such incidents in the #IrishWarOfIndependence highlight the violent basis of #colonial #occupation everywhere.

Died #Onthisday 1970 Nora Wallace who with her sister Sheila ran a small in the shadow of St. Augustine’s Church, in the centre of #Cork City, central to Volunteer activities during the #IrishWarofIndependence as were the sisters rte.ie/culture/2020...

You can buy her biography on Mary MacSwiney at your favorite bookstore:

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