Abstract
In 1922, as civil war loomed in southern Ireland, rival factions of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) conspired to support renewed violence in Northern Ireland. This joint-IRA offensive ultimately misfired, amid much recrimination, and its details have since been obscured by scarce and conflicting evidence. One of its greatest mysteries concerns the role of the Fourth Northern Division. A key player in the preparations for the offensive, it cancelled its operations on the eve of the attacks. This article explores the division’s role in the offensive and sheds new light on this controversial episode of the Irish Revolution.
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