Irish war of independence

By Daniel Hahn

  • Violence began

    British Chief Secretary, Lord Cavendish assasinated

  • Formation of republican political movement Sinn Féin

    The anti-british resentment increases

  • General strike in Dublin organised by Jim Larkin and James Connolly

    Threw the city in chaos

  • The Home rule was passed into law

    The Home rule couldnt be implementaded because of the war

  • Easter rising

    Poorly attempted revolt

  • Britain releases prisoners from the rising

    They are thought to be heroes

  • Bloody Sunday

    14 undercover intelligence officers we killed

  • Ireland and Britain agrees on a truce

    The exhation of war is resulting in a break