The Irish Civil War
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A look at how the anti-treaty IRA continued to be pushed to the fringes of the country by the National Army post Collin's death and the eventual formation of the Irish Free State.
52:18The Irish Civil War begins at the attack on the Four Courts as the Irish National Army has maintained a constant assault on the republican stronghold. Fighting between pro and anti-treaty IRA intensifies.
52:32Brendan Gleeson narrates a documentary series marking the centenary of the Irish Civil War. After a long struggle Irish separatists have forced Britain to withdraw from most the island of Ireland in 1922, but at this moment of independence, the new Irish Free State descends into brutal civil war.