The Big House and the Irish Civil War

Fingal Local Studies and Archives 46 North Street Townparks, Swords, Dublin

The ‘Big House’, the country mansion of the Anglo-Irish landed class, was a target of republicans throughout the Irish revolution 1919-23, with a total of 275 burned down or destroyed. Historian John Dorney explains how the anti-Treaty IRA took the opportunity to sweep away these symbols of the old order. Booking: Call Fingal Local Studies...