207 1919 - Ireland I

Published: Aug. 23, 2020, 4 p.m.

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On January 21, 1919, the first D\\xe1il \\xc9ireann met in Dublin and declared itself the parliament of an Irish Republic. That same day, IRA fighters in County Tipperary stole 168 pounds of gelignite, killing the two police officers who were guarding it.

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