28 June 1922 was the First Day of the Irish Civil War. The anti-treaty forces occupied the Four Courts. On Michael Collin's orders the bombardment of he building by Provisional Government troops started on 28 June. The building was stormed and the anti-treaty troops surrendered on 30 June. The war lasted until 24 May 1923. 1,200 to 1,400 troops and more than 425 civilians died in the war, often brutally.

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[07:00] Four Courts scaffolding to be removed after two years

The scaffolding that has surrounded Dublin's Four Courts for almost two years will come down this summer as a restoration project on the stone caps that hold up the historic building's dome draws to a close.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0314/1501980-four-courts/

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28 June 1922 was the First Day of the Irish Civil War. The anti-treaty forces occupied the Four Courts. On Michael Collin's orders the bombardment of he building by Provisional Government troops started on 28 June. The building was stormed and the ant- treaty surrendered on 30 June. The war lasted until 24 May 1923. 1,200 to 1,400 troops died in the war, often brutally.

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It's not right - I wanted to fade out the right half like mist, but I missed a stroke with a veridian wash and trying to correct it smeared, so oh well, it's an experiment and I'll try again later :D

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28 June 1922 was the First Day of the Irish Civil War. The anti-treaty forces occupied the Four Courts. On Michael Collin's orders the bombardment of he building by Provisional Government troops started on 28 June. The building was stormed and the ant- treaty surrendered on 30 June. The war lasted until 24 May 1923. 1,200 to 1,400 troops died in the war, often brutally.

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The Four Courts and the River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland c1818, from a set of coloured aquatints of Dublin by Robert Havelle.

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