What the records say
- When
- 10 Jul 1921
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 54.60° N, 5.93° W
- Description
- Belfast, 10 July 1921
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bloody Sunday (1921)
Violence in Belfast in the Irish War of Independence
Bloody Sunday or Belfast's Bloody Sunday was a day of violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 10 July 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The violence erupted one day before a truce began, which ended the war in most of Ireland. With the truce nearing, police launched a raid against republicans, but were ambushed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and an officer was killed.
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