The First Dáil declares Irish independence
1919 · Event
Sinn Féin's elected members constitute themselves as Dáil Éireann in Dublin's Mansion House and declare the Irish Republic. The same afternoon, volunteers at Soloheadbeg kill two policemen in an ambush no one ordered — parliament and war begin on the same day.
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