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Bloody Sunday

Ireland · Warfare / Irish War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

20Records
1920Date range
20Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1920

Jane Boyle21 November 1920

Croke Park · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed during the Croke Park shooting.

Vincent Byrne21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Participates in attacks on British intelligence targets.

Daniel Carroll21 November 1920

Croke Park · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed when shots are fired at the match crowd.

Peadar Clancy21 November 1920

Dublin Castle · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed in Dublin Castle after the day's violence.

Conor Clune21 November 1920

Dublin Castle · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed in Dublin Castle custody.

Michael Collins21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

IRA intelligence operations kill British intelligence officers in Dublin.

Paddy Daly21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Commands IRA men in the morning operations.

Eamon de Valera21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

The killings intensify the political crisis of the independence war.

John Denton Pinkstone French21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

British administration is shaken by the Dublin violence.

Hamar Greenwood21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Faces criticism over Crown forces in Ireland.

Michael Hogan21 November 1920

Croke Park · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed when Crown forces open fire at Croke Park.

Tom Hogan21 November 1920

Croke Park · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Witnesses panic as the crowd flees the shooting.

Tom Keogh21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Takes part in IRA operations against intelligence targets.

Nevil Macready21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

British command faces crisis after the day's violence.

Dick McKee21 November 1920

Dublin Castle · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed in custody at Dublin Castle that night.

Hugh Montgomery McMahon21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is among the officers killed in the morning attacks.

Richard Mulcahy21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Supports IRA command during the Dublin operations.

Jeremiah O'Leary21 November 1920

Croke Park · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Dies in the violence at Croke Park.

Leonard George Price21 November 1920

Dublin · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Is killed during attacks on British intelligence personnel.

John A. Scott21 November 1920

Croke Park · Warfare / Irish War of Independence

Crown forces enter the ground during the football match.

Names involved

Conor CluneDaniel CarrollDick McKeeEamon de ValeraHamar GreenwoodHugh Montgomery McMahonJane BoyleJeremiah O'LearyJohn A. ScottJohn Denton Pinkstone FrenchLeonard George PriceMichael CollinsMichael HoganNevil MacreadyPaddy DalyPeadar ClancyRichard MulcahyTom HoganTom KeoghVincent Byrne

Provenance

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