1919 July 8th: Frank P. Walshe and Governor Dunne from Illinois who had been sent as  "Delegates" to represent The Friends for Irish Freedom to put Ireland's cause forward at the "Peace Conference" returned to America from Paris, as there was by now just no hope of Ireland's case ever being heard and President "Woodrow Wilson" had also returned to America where he was only involved in pushing his own project the "League of Nations."

July 12th: Edward Carson the leader of the "Official" Unionists In the Ulster Province was threatening to bring out the Ulster Volunteer Force / U.V.F. there, and publicly stated that his "Official" Unionist followers in Ulster Province would not tolerate the "political" Sinn Fein Party in Ireland.

July 19th:  Eamonn de Valera the Piomh Aire of the 1st Dail Eireann was in "America" where Liam Mellowes organized a tour for him to try and secure the "U.S.A." and League of Nations "democratic" recognition for the Irish Republic, and he was to stay there now for the next 18 months taking no part during the violent "Troubles" that lie ahead in Ireland. While there he was to be under the patronage of the Clann na Gael / The Orgnization whose leader Joseph Mac Garritty had him call himself the President of the Irish Republic, although in reality he was the Priomh Aire of the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly, and the use of the former title "upset" some in authotity over there, including John Devoy the editor of the Gaelic American. Judge Cohalan, who had been held in high esteem in the "Irish - American Movement" for years, was also "upset" with him and requested that he not attend the American Republican Party Convention, which he just ignored, and they had a serious "falling out." The Clann na Gael / The Organization had been the "driving" force for Irish Independence in America for over 50 years against the the oppression of the various British Empire Governments, and they now held a huge receptions in his honour, and within 6 months 1,000,000 pounds was raised by the Irish Victory Fund alone. As a sign of things to come also in Ireland in the future, the continuing particular staid attitude unfortunately of Eammon de Valera was to also create a "split" in the Clann na Gael into 2 "rival" bodies as Joseph Mac Garrity was now the only Irish - American leader who was to stand up for him and he advised Eamonn de Valera to increase the size of his own personal activity, the Irish Bond Drive, which he then strongly pushed ahead with also, which was also supported by Frank P. Walshe, and they submitted their scheme to Franklin D. Roosevelt to ensure there were no legal difficulties, who was still only a lawyer at this time, who gave it the O.K.     

     Meanwhile back in Ireland a "Special Flying Squad" was now formed by the Irish Republicans under the overall leadership of Michael Collins from a small number of the committed Irish Volunteers who were to carry out any "Special" assignments for them under their immediate leader Michael Mac Donnell. 

July 21st:  There were now to be 3 days of extreme "bloodshed" carried out in the cities of Derry and Belfast in the north - east of the Ulster Province, due to the tendency of the "Unionists" there towards carrying out "ethnic sectarian violence" brought on by the never ending "siege mentality" that was to be always "encouraged" there to suite other people's agendas there in the Ulster Province.  

July 30th: After repeated "warnings" to lay off the "excessive persecution" being carried out on the Irish population, Detective Sgt. Smith was executed by the newly introduced Irish Republican "Special Squad."

August: Michael Collins had also been appointed the "Director of Intelligence" for the Irish Republicans, and he was now carrying out 4 different duties at the one time for the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly so he brought in Liam Tobin and Tom Cullen to assist him with further Intelligence gathering.  

August 13th: Francis Murphy, a 15 year old boy, was "shot dead" in his father's house at Ennistymon in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province by the British Military Forces, and a general "strike" was carried out in Co. Limerick in the mid - west of Munster Province that was to continue on until 1922 and once again the character of British Imperialism came to the fore as Lord Birkenhead came out strongly against the Irish position stating, "We  shall use force and yet more force." The British Imperial Coalition Government already had a 70,000 Military Force in Ireland and they were also to bring in another 15,000, including the dreadful group who would become known as  the "Black & Tans,"and also the British Government "Military Auxiliaries" who were to be the "worst type" at all who were ever to be imposed on the general public in Ireland.

August 21st: The Irish National Loan was now announced in Ireland by the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly under the control now of Arthur Griffith the Acting - President, due to Eamonn de Valera still being in "America, "and at this meeting there were 47 T.D's in attendance, with eventually 250,000 pounds to be also raised in Ireland and 1,250,000 pounds in "America" and this amount together with the American Loans from 1864 - 1867 previously secured by the Fenians / I.R.B / Irish Republican Brotherhood were also to be "repaid" to the lenders at 6 % per annum on the eventual introduction of the Irish Republic. Eamonn de Valera's American - Irish Association had quickly raised 10,000 pounds for the recognition of the Irish Republic, so he wrote back to the members of the 1st Dail Eireann and wanted to "increase" the size of the Irish National Loan to 5,000,000 in America as there was substantial amounts now being put forward, to gain Irish Independence, on a regular basis. The members of the 1st Dail Eireann agreed to take an "Oath of Loyalty" to the Republic of Ireland, and the Irish Volunteers agreed to take the same "Oath," which basically tied them well and truly to the 1st Dail Eireann as they were now both fully committed to the same "common" purpose. Batt O Connor was to construct many hideaways and secret cupboards for Michael Collins to use in Dublin for the storage of the 1st Dail Eireann records, and also for Michael Collin's own personal safety. The 1st Dail Eireann had by now grown in "prestige" in the eyes of the general population in Ireland as a real "alternative" to the British Imperial Government's continuing oppression under their "Immoral Union," and they were by now being "accepted" as the real authority in Ireland and with the introduction of the Sinn Fein Republican Courts, who published their results, which were fairer and cheaper, they became so "successful" that they were able to hold them on a regular basis.  

     Sean Russell, who was a member of the Sinn Fein Party, and the I.R.B / Irish Republican Brotherhood was to be their "Director of Munitions" until 1921, but would eventually come to lead the breakaway "Anti - Anglo - Irish Treaty Irregular IRA" in the years ahead, due to the "Artificial Partition" of Ireland allowed under that "Treaty" and Frank Aiken, who was to be another of the future "Irregular IRA" leaders then, also was at this time the I.R.B Commander until 1922.  

September: Eammon de Valera, who was still in America, put it to the Friends of Irish Freedom. who controlled the Irish Victory Fund. for a 10% advance to launch his own "personal" activity the Irish National Loan, as they had now agreed to send 25% of the Fund to be used in "administration" in Ireland. John Devoy at this time informed Eammon de Valera to be wary of Dr. W.J. Maloney, who was a friend of Dr. Mac Cartan, as he considered him personally to be acting in the interests of the British Coalition Government, and was having an influence on him through Dr. Mac Cartan and Joseph Mac Garrity.

September 7th: In Ireland the Irish Republican Army / I.R.A.Volunteers went in to their first real battle against the British Imperial Military Forces when they disarmed 17 British Military soldiers at Fermoy in Co. Cork in Southern Munster and one of the British soldiers was "killed" and 3 were wounded, and the British Military Forces in retaliation that night "ransacked" the town of Fermoy where the Dublin Castle authorities R.I.C police made no effort to stop them. Many members of the R.I.C police were by now "leaving" the R.I.C police force in Ireland, and the British Coalition Government was finding it hard to get "new" recruits in Ireland itself, and had to begin closing down their R.I.C. barracks all over the Country. Arthur Griffith who was the Sinn Fein Party M.P for East Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster Province and the Acting - President of the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly was now arrested once again by the British Imperial Coalition Government. 

September 10th: The British Imperial Government suppressed the "political" Sinn Fein Party, and also declared the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly "illegal" under British Law and the auspices of the "Immoral Union," together with the Irish National Loan, and the British Imperial Military Forces then raided all of their "homes" and carried out "attacks" in the surrounding areas. 

September 12th: The 1st Dail Eireann was now also physically "suppressed" by the British Imperial Dublin Castle authorities and all of their "offices" were raided and their documents seized, and Padraig O Keefe and Ernest Blythe / Ua Blighe were also arrested.

 September 13th: Sgt. Daniel Hoey who had been very active after the 1916 Irish Easter Rising against his own people was now "warned" to lay off his oppressive activities, but he disregarded the warning and continued to zealously "persecute" them, and he was then "shot" dead near the Dublin Castle's R.I.C police headquarters and the result of this action was that the remaining R.I.C police from now on "backed off" from being over zealous on behalf of the British Coalition Government's Dublin Castle authorities.

September 16th: An Ard Fheis / Convention, that was set down to be held by the "political" Sinn Fein Party at the Mansion House in Dublin on this date, was held instead the night before, and when the British Imperial Dublin Castle's R.I.C police surrounded the building they naturally found there was no one there.

    The Irish National Loan was now "publicly" advertised in Ireland, and all of the Irish papers who did so were then also "suppressed" by the British Imperial Coalition Government and their copies seized, and also some of their printing machinery was dismantled, but Arthur Griffith was still able to get out his paper Young Ireland, and all of this further "repression" on the press in Ireland further bought home to the general population in Ireland once again the realization that Ireland would only ever be free from the British Imperial Empire constraints by the continual shedding of her own Irish blood. 

     Sean Mac Bride, the son of Maude Gonne and Major John Mac Bride, who had been born and educated in Paris, was now living in Dublin, and was to become an Irish Independence fighter in the future "Anglo - Irish War" and the founder of "Amnesty International." 

     In America, Eamonn de Valera the Priomh Aire of 1st Dail Eireann, was well received during all of his tours throughout America, but by now had well and truly fallen out with John Devoy, the editor of the Gaelic American newspaper, who had always been a great long time supporter of Irish Independence / Freedom both in Ireland and in America for many generations.

    William O Brien the old Labour stalwart from Co. Cork in Southern Munster was now also the "General Secretary" of the Irish Labour Party.

    The American Commission for Irish Freedom had by now also noted the "random" and pointless "imprisonments" being carried out by the British Imperial Government on the population in Ireland. 

September: Woodrow Wilson the American President had by now suffered a complete "nervous breakdown." 

September: Due to the continuing "siege mentality," again in the Ulster Province, 80 people were "killed" there in further "sectarian riots" that were still being carried out there by the "Unionists," and Belfast in Co. Antrim in the north - east of UlsterPprovince, in desperation, was now to be put under an Irish Boycott to try and "stop" any such further "ethnic and sectarian" riots occurring there again.

September 29th: On this day, the Friends of Irish Freedom in America released $100,000 to Eammon de Valera the Priomh Aire of the 1st Dail Eireann, who was still in America, which had been approved by the National Council of Organizations as part of the 25% to be used in Ireland as a loan to try and bring about Irish Independence from the British imperial Government and their "Immoral Union."

October 25th: Rory O Connor was in charge of the rescue of 6 Irish "political" prisoners that were still being held by the British Imperial Coalition Government in "Manchester Jail" in England, including Piaras Beaslaoi / Beasley, and Austin Stack who Arthur Griffith as the Acting - President of the 1st Dail Eireann in Ireland was to re - appoint as the "Minister for Home Affairs" and who the staid, Cathal Brugha was to also appoint the "Deputy Chief of Staff" of the Irish Volunteers / I.R.A. Irish Republican Army, and he too then began to side with Cathal Brugha against Michael Collins. The Irish Volunteers were by now better known as the Irish Republican Army / I.R.A and Cathal Brugha wanted the Irish Volunteers to publicly take the same "Oath" as the 1st Dail Eireann, but Michael Collins said it was too "risky" to call an overall Irish Volunteer Convention, which further upset Cathal Brugha who had previously left the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B, and was suspicious of it and also of Michael Collins who was one of it's leaders and added to this was the fact that he personally also resented Michael Collins growing "prestige" due to his many important tasks and also his popularity because of this. 

November 6th: The British Empire Military Forces in Ireland now "attacked and ransacked" the town of Kinsale in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.

November 12th: The British Empire Military Forces attacked the City of Cork in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.

     John Hurley, a simple newspaper seller, was "arrested" and charged with the shooting of Detective Wharton from the "G " Division, even though he knew nothing about it at all, and had no connection with the "political" Sinn Fein Party so they tried to get him to implicate Michael Collins, but he didn't tell them anything because he didn`t know anything, but he was still "charged" anyway by the British Imperial Dublin Castle's authorities  and sent to prison for 12 years. 

November 15th: James O Mara the previous electoral officer for the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly arrived in America from Ireland and joined up with Eamonn de Valera the Priomh Aire of the 1st Dail Eireann and took over the control of the Irish National Loan.  

November 29th: Det. Sgt. Barton was "shot dead," and Lord French the appointed British General and Commander in Chief for the British Imperial Coalition Government in Ireland offered 5,000 pounds for any information in regards to the event, and as a further consequence he also decided to carry out "individual" raids on the "political" Sinn Fein Party members again, but Michael Collins was able to forewarn them, but the Dublin offices of the "political" Sinn Fein Party and the 1st Dail Eireann / 1st Irish Assembly were also raided "again," and a further 9 people there were "arrested," and they also tried in vain to arrest Michael Collins there who was able to "escape" through the skylight, so they closed down the "political" Sinn Fein Party buildings altogether.

     Although many Irishmen had been "killed and wounded" and thousands had been "arrested," with raids carried out on their homes, proclamations, prohibitions, court martials, deportations, their meetings broken up, their newspapers suppressed, and their "democratically" elected "political" leaders imprisoned during the previous 2 years, the population of Ireland had still not turned to violence in retaliation, but the time had come were the Irish were finally compelled to meet the British Imperial Military Forces head on, as those in authority in England had always compelled them to do over the many Centuries, if they ever wanted any common "rights or justice" at all in Ireland.   

   The "political" Sinn Fein Party members were now to be "re - elected" with great "majorities" although all of their organizations had been driven "underground" by the British Imperial Government Forces under Lord French,    

December 19th: David Lloyd - George the British Coalition Prime Minister in anticipation of having to settle with the "elected political" Sinn Fein Party and appease "public opinion," especially in America, now put forward a “Better Government of Ireland Bill“ /  Partition Bill for 2 "divided" Parliaments in Ireland, with one in the north - east, and one in the north and the south, composed of 26 Representatives from each Parliament, who would eventually set up a Parliament for all of Ireland, or there would be 46 M.P.s at Westminster with Ireland as a "Colony," if either Parliament did not function. Those in the South / 26 Counties said "No" to his Partition of Ireland Act, while Edward Carson the leader of the "Official" Unionists accepted a final solution on his terms only, for the 6 Counties from the 9 Counties there, in the Ulster Province that had the "lesser" amount of Irish Catholics that he wanted to control there in the Ulster Province to continue on with the Ascendancy, although there were 400,000 Irish Nationalists still living in these 6 Counties still in there own Country.  

     During the year 14  British Imperial Dublin Castle R.I.C police had been "killed," and 20 were wounded, and Lord French the British Imperial Government's appointed Commander - in - Chief in Ireland had since dismissed the Catholic Inspector General Sir Joseph Byrne, and offered 3,000 pounds for information on any shooting at an Dublin Castle R.I.C policeman, and he now "advertised" in England for fresh "recruits" to further bolster the British Imperial Armed Forces in Ireland.

      Arthur Griffith, the Acting - President of the 1st Dail Eireann, now wrote to Eammon de Valera the Priomh Aire who was still in America and advised him that the Irish1st Dail Eireann Cabinet wanted him to stay in the U.S.A. and finish off his projects there, and that they feared he would be "arrested" by the British Coalition Government if he returned to Ireland.

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