The Soloheadbeg Ambush & the First Dáil (the War of Independence IV)
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In the latest installment of the War of Independence series we look at the famous 1918 election from the perspective of a forgotten Sligo woman Sarah Garvey who started a riot on election day!
The results of this election lead to the historic meeting of the first independent Irish parliament - the Dáil.
Then to conclude the episode we travel to rural Tipperary, and a place called Soloheadbeg. On January 21st 1919 members of the Irish Volunteers ambush by a convoy of explosives - an action widely considered to be the opening shots of the war.
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| 0:31.0 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, |
| 0:37.0 | sun on your face as you slide by, on track to your destination, |
| 0:42.0 | not a car in the world, as you simply lean back. |
| 0:47.0 | And before you know it, you're there. |
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| 0:57.0 | Feel good travel. |
| 1:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast. |
| 1:10.0 | My name is Finn Dwyer, and this is part four of the Irish War of Independence series. |
| 1:15.0 | This episode continues the story and focuses on a pivotal day, January the 19th, 1919. |
| 1:22.0 | The day, the first oil or independent Irish parliament met in Dublin, |
| 1:27.0 | and the day, the ambush at Solaheadbegg often considers the opening shots of the war took place. |
| 1:33.0 | The episode also teases us the complex relationship between Sinn Fein and the Irish volunteers |
| 1:39.0 | as the latter developed into the IRA. |
| 1:42.0 | Additional research for this episode was by the archivist in historian Sam Magra, |
| 1:46.0 | the sound was by Jason Looney. |
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