Irish Civil War war movies

In 1919 Irish nationalists started the Irish War of Independence in order to break the union between Kingdom of Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain, which lead to over 2-year-long conflict, in which Irish Republican Army was attacking British patrols and barracks, while British forces were using repressions against civilians as their main tactics. The truce signed in 1921, which gave Ireland their independence back, was seen as a chance to stop the escalating violence, but at the same time some of the Sean Fain and IRA activists saw it as a rotten compromise that meant northern part of the island will still be under British control. While people were relief the hostilities has ended the ...
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