On #ThisDayInHistory in 1919, #Ireland (once again) declared independence, and its #FirstDáil issued a declaration. On the same day, nine #IRA men attacked a #RIC convoy carrying #gelignite explosives that they could reuse. The #IrishWarOfIndependence was officially under way.
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1919, #Ireland (once again) declared independence, and its #FirstDáil issued a declaration. On the same day, nine #IRA men attacked a #RIC convoy carrying #gelignite explosives that they could reuse. The #IrishWarOfIndependence was officially under way.
February 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#OTD 1919 The #FirstDail #Irish national legislature met for the first time in defiance of British colonial occupation forces wp.me/p43KWx-Z ; following on #SinnFein landslide victory in 1918 election. #History #IrishHistory #Dail #Ireland
21 January: The First Dáil & War of Independence
On this date in 1919, Dáil na hÉireann, Ireland’s national legislature, met for the first time, as an outlawed body, in defiance of the British imperial establishment. Michael Collins repres…
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January 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#OTD 1919 The #FirstDail #Irish national legislature met for the first time in defiance of British colonial occupation forces wp.me/p43KWx-Z ; following on #SinnFein landslide victory in 1918 election. #History #IrishHistory #Dail #Ireland