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Bloody Sunday (1920)... Dublin, Ireland...
Bloody Sunday (1920)... Dublin, Ireland...
Item # 719989
November 23, 1920
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Penn., Nov. 23, 1920
* Bloody Sunday - Dublin, Ireland
* Irish War of Independence - Cairo Gang
* Michael Collins - Irish Republican Army
* re. death of Father Michael Griffin (Irish priest)
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "A NIGHT OF QUIETUDE FOLLOWS BLOODSHED IN CITY OF DUBLIN, IRELAND" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning, partially loose along the spine, a little margin wear, should be handled with care.
NOTE: This issue comes with a free acid-free folder for protection.
AI notes: On November 21, 1920, Dublin experienced one of the most notorious days of the Irish War of Independence, later known as Bloody Sunday. In the morning, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) carried out a coordinated operation against British intelligence, targeting the so-called “Cairo Gang,” a group of undercover agents working to dismantle the republican movement; fourteen British operatives were killed in their homes across the city. In the afternoon, in a brutal reprisal, members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and auxiliaries entered Croke Park during a Gaelic football match, firing into the crowd and killing 14 civilians while wounding around sixty others, including players and spectators. Later that evening, two IRA prisoners held in Dublin Castle were executed, bringing the day’s death toll to over thirty. The events of Bloody Sunday demonstrated both the IRA’s organizational reach and the extreme measures employed by British forces, marking a turning point in the conflict that shocked Ireland and drew international attention to the escalating violence.
Category: The 20th Century
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