100 years ago on 7 February 1922, an enthusiastic crowd watched Commandant G. O’Dwyer lead a detachment of Irish Republican Army, accompanied by a band, from St. James’s Park to
Category: Irish Provisional Government, Free State and National Army
Defence Forces Mark Centenary of the Handover of Beggar’s Bush BarracksDefence Forces Mark Centenary of the Handover of Beggar’s Bush Barracks
Yesterday a ceremonial event was held by the Defence Forces to mark the centenary of the handover of Beggar’s Bush Barracks from the British authorities to the Irish Provisional Government
Provisional Government Take Possession of BarracksProvisional Government Take Possession of Barracks
Updated 2 February 2022 In January 1922, military and police barracks began to be handed over to the newly established Irish Provisional Government. On Thursday the 26th, 150 officers and