"We beat them in the cities and we whipped them in the streets. And the world hailed Michael Collins, our commander an…"

"We had to turn against you, Mick, there was nothing we could do 'Cause we couldn't betray the Republic like Arthur Gr…"

"Fairly restrained by international standards, the Irish Civil War was nonetheless an intense and often cruel war; the…"

"As nations, we've known hardship and division, but we've also found solace and sympathy in one another. And just 4 ye…"

"There is no British Government anymore in Ireland. It is gone. It is no longer the enemy. We have now a native govern…"

"The Treaty is already vindicating itself. The English Die-hards said to Mr. Lloyd George and his Cabinet: "You have s…"

"After the executions, the families of the dead men were sent a typed pro forma notification. The note for the Cassidy…"

"The country moved towards the end of 1923: impoverished and riven with bitterness. Control was maintained through cen…"

"One of the most contentious policies was the suspended death sentence experiment tried out in Kerry and then apparent…"

"In the space of a few months, thousands of anti-Treaty prisoners and those suspected of being so were interned withou…"