FRANK AIKEN GIVES THE ORDER TO DUMP ARMS

By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr Although Liam Lynch opposed the seizure of the Four Courts in April 1922 by a group of hard-line republicans, he joined its garrison in June 1922. He was arrested by the Free State forces but was allowed to leave Dublin, on the understanding that he would try and halt the ... Read more

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