Burning of the Custom House

From Warlike

Q4999921




On 25 May 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, the Custom House in Dublin was occupied and then burnt in an operation by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The Custom House was the headquarters of the Local Government Board for Ireland, an agency of the British administration in Ireland, against which the IRA was fighting in the name of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The operation, involving over 100 IRA volunteers, was a propaganda coup for the republicans but a military disaster for the IRA in the Irish capital. A force of British Auxiliaries quickly arrived and a gun battle erupted. Five IRA volunteers were killed, along with three civilians, and about 80 volunteers were captured.

1921  Wikidata
armed conflict, 

    ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​


Location: 53.3485, -6.2531, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
32 places

Loading map...
  • ⓘ
1921-05-25T00:00:00Z
1921-05-25T00:00:00Z
1921 Burning of the Custom House
0919-09-14T00:00:00Z
0919-09-14T00:00:00Z
1000-01-04T00:00:00Z
1000-01-04T00:00:00Z
1014-04-29T00:00:00Z
1014-04-29T00:00:00Z
1171-08-01T00:00:00Z
1171-09-10T00:00:00Z
1316-01-26T00:00:00Z
1316-01-26T00:00:00Z
1649-06-01T00:00:00Z
1649-08-02T00:00:00Z
1649-08-02T00:00:00Z
1649-08-02T00:00:00Z
1803-07-23T00:00:00Z
1803-07-23T00:00:00Z
1913-08-31T00:00:00Z
1913-08-31T00:00:00Z
1916-04-28T00:00:00Z
1916-04-28T00:00:00Z
1922-06-28T00:00:00Z
1922-07-05T00:00:00Z
1296-01-01T00:00:00Z
1328-01-01T00:00:00Z
1641-10-01T00:00:00Z
1653-04-01T00:00:00Z
1641 — 1653 Irish Confederate Wars
1688-09-01T00:00:00Z
1697-09-01T00:00:00Z
1688 — 1697 Nine Years' War
1689-03-12T00:00:00Z
1691-10-03T00:00:00Z
1922-06-28T00:00:00Z
1923-05-24T00:00:00Z
1922 — 1923 Irish Civil War
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
Frameless
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion500Gaelic IrelandWikidata
    arearegion1171Lordship of IrelandWikidata
    arearegion1542Kingdom of IrelandWikidata
    arearegion1922Irish Free StateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict919Battle of IslandbridgeVikings, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1000Battle of Glenmamabattle, list of Kings of MideWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1014Battle of Clontarfbattle, Kingdom of DublinWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1171Siege of DublinsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1316Battle of SkerriesKingdom of England, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1649Siege of DublinsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1649Battle of Rathminesbattle, Commonwealth of EnglandWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1803Irish Rebellion of 1803rebellion, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Society of United IrishmenWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1913Bloody SundayrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1916Battle of AshbournebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1921Burning of the Custom Housearmed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1922Battle of DublinbattleWikidata
    eventwar1296First War of Scottish IndependenceKingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, war of independenceWikidata
    eventwar1641Irish Confederate Warswar, Roundhead, Confederate Ireland, CavalierWikidata
    eventwar1688Nine Years' Warwar, Kingdom of France, Grand Alliance, Kingdom of ScotlandWikidata
    eventwar1689Williamite War in Irelandwar, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Jacobitism, Williamite, Kingdom of FranceWikidata
    eventwar1922Irish Civil Warcivil warWikidata
    organisationmilitary branch1922Air Corpsair forceWikidata
    sitefortMagazine Fortstar fortWikidata
    sitemuseum1805Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radiohistory museum, Martello tower, technology museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1877National Museum of Irelandnational museum, military museum, nonprofit organizationWikidata
    sitemuseum1890National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Streetnational museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1962James Joyce Tower and MuseumMartello tower, museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1997National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracksnational museum, military museum, art museumWikidata
    sitetowerBalcarrick Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerDrumanagh Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerIreland's Eye Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerKilliney Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerRed Island Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerRush Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerShenick's Island Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerSkerries Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetowerSutton Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    Retrieved from "https://warlike.info/index.php?title=Q4999921&oldid=187189"