IMAGO History, Archive, Irish Civil War 1922–1923

Sep 25, 2026

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RECORD DATE NOT STATED Explosion at the Four Courts. The battle of Dublin: The image shows an Explosion at the Four Courts, during the Irish Civil War 1922. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_051_0772.jpg, Irish Civil War; Battle of Dublin; Four Courts; Irish War of Independence legacy; Irish Free State; Anti-Treaty forces; Pro-Treaty forces; 1922; Dublin history; Irish political violence; Civil conflict in Ireland; Irish revolutionary period; Military history of Ireland; Urban combat; British withdrawal aftermath; Michael Collins; Arthur Griffith; Collins?de Valera split; Treaty debate; National Army; Four Courts Barracks; Dublin uprising; Irish state formatio Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchivex
RECORD DATE NOT STATED The Four Courts in Dublin during the Battle of Dublin. The Four Courts in Dublin during the Battle of Dublin. The building had been taken over by Anti-Treaty forces on the date 14 April 1922. Bombarded by National Army forces on 28 and 29 June, a huge explosion of stored munitions on 30 June destroyed the Public Records Office, and with it a huge swathe of Irish cultural memory. Editorial Use only. All other uses to be cleared for permission with WHA or representative agent., WHA_197_1229.JPG.jpg, Four Courts; Dublin; Battle of Dublin; Anti-Treaty forces; National Army; explosion; munitions; Public Records Office; Irish cultural memory; 14 April 1922; 28 June; 29 June; 30 June; bombardment; destruction; historical bui Copyright: xx
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Michael Collins (1890 ? 1922) Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician Michael Collins (1890 ? 1922) Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. He was Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State from January 1922, and commander-in-chief of the National Army from July until his death in an ambush in August 1922, during the Civil War. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_179_0825.jpg, Michael Collins; Irish revolutionary; soldier; politician; early-20th century; Irish independence; Chairman of the Provisional Government; Irish Free State Copyright: xWorldxHistoryxArchivex
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Newspaper Headline Michael Collins Dies in Fighting. , 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Smoking and Burnt Out Buildings in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Large Artillery Gun Being Fired in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Soldiers Holding Back Children in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Artillery Damage to the Four Courts in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Large Artillery Gun Being Fired in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED An Irish Priest Talking to a Soldier in a Car, Trying to Bring Peace, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED An Irish Priest Talking to a Soldier in a Car, Trying to Bring Peace, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Irish Soldiers Sitting in the Street and Tending to Their Injuries from Fighting in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Irish Soldiers Sitting in the Street and Tending to Their Injuries from Fighting in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Irish Soldiers Sitting in the Street and Tending to Their Injuries from Fighting in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED View Out of a Broken Window Resulting from Fighting in Dublin, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Damaged Buildings and Empty Streets in Dublin as a Result of Fighting, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Damaged Buildings and Empty Streets in Dublin as a Result of Fighting, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Smoke Rising from an Explosion in Dublin, Irish Free State, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Newspaper Headline Civil War Starts in Ireland , 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Fights Erupting in the Irish Free State, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Fights Erupting in the Irish Free State, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Soldiers Breaking up Fights and Crowds at a Speech by Eamon De Valera, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Eamon De Valera Giving an Impassioned Speech to Crowds in the Irish Free State, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Disruptions and Fighting Breaking Out in the Crowd During a Speech by the Irish Chairman of the Provisional Government Michael Collins, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Irish Chairman of the Provisional Government Michael Collins Giving a Speech to Crowds in the Irish Free State, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Huge Irish Crowd Gathering to Hear Michael Collins Speak, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Eamon De Valera Giving an Impassioned Speech to Crowds in the Irish Free State, 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED Newspaper Headline Plot Against the Collins Cabinet , 1922. From Time to Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly, 1922 (Reel 4); a review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio. Copyright:xBritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO, ! ACHTUNG: AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright:BritishxPathexLtd HeritagexImagesxBritishxPathexLtdx IMAGO
RECORD DATE NOT STATED The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed in London on 6 December 1921 and Dail Eireann voted to approve the treaty on 7 January 1922, following a debate through late December 1921 and into January 1922. The vote was 64 in favour, 57 against, with the Ceann Comhairle and 3 others not voting. The Sinn Fein party split into opposing sides in the aftermath of the Treaty vote, which led to the Irish Civil War from June 1922 to May 1923 WorldxHistoryxArchive 917_05_wha_166_0595
Explosion at the Four Courts. The battle of Dublin: The image shows an Explosion at the Four Courts, during the Irish Civil War 1922. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A18247
The Great Battle of Dublin The new government buildings , Dublin . 30 June 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008463
The Great Battle of Dublin The capture of the Four Courts in Dublin . The Four Courts ablaze from end to end after the explosion . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008462
The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts in Dublin . The gap torn in the front of the Four Courts showing the damage near the main entrance under the Dome . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008460
The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts in Dublin . The riverfront of the Four Courts showing an armoured car used in the attack by the Irish Free State troops during the fire rush of the storming party . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008459
The Great Battle of Dublin . An Irish Free State 18 pounder gun bombarding the Four Courts before the capture . High explosive shells being used . 30 June 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008455
The Great Battle of Dublin Sackville Street during midday . 30 June 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008454
The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts , Dublin . The Four Courts ablaze from end to end with the western block of the building containing the Irish Public Record Office . This had been used as an ammunition store by the Four Courts garrison and was the centre of a huge explosion , blowing to pieces one thousand years of Irish State and religious archives . The aftermath of the explosion . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008452
The battle of Dublin: The image shows an Explosion at the Four Courts, during the Irish Civil War 1922. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_051_0772
Provisional Government of Southern Ireland takes over control of Dublin Castle . An armoured car making a last visit to the Castle 17th January 1922 UnitedArchives00107192

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Explosion at the Four Courts. The battle of Dublin: The image shows an Explosion at the Four Courts, during the Irish Civil War 1922. Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP18A18247

The Great Battle of Dublin The new government buildings , Dublin . 30 June 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008463

The Great Battle of Dublin The capture of the Four Courts in Dublin . The Four Courts ablaze from end to end after the explosion . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008462

The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts in Dublin . The gap torn in the front of the Four Courts showing the damage near the main entrance under the Dome . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008460

The Great Battle of Dublin . The capture of the Four Courts in Dublin . The riverfront of the Four Courts showing an armoured car used in the attack by the Irish Free State troops during the fire rush of the storming party . 1 July 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008459

The Great Battle of Dublin . An Irish Free State 18 pounder gun bombarding the Four Courts before the capture . High explosive shells being used . 30 June 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008455

The Great Battle of Dublin Sackville Street during midday . 30 June 1922, Ireland Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008454

The battle of Dublin: The image shows an Explosion at the Four Courts, during the Irish Civil War 1922. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_051_0772

Provisional Government of Southern Ireland takes over control of Dublin Castle . An armoured car making a last visit to the Castle 17th January 1922 UnitedArchives00107192