"A scar on the soul of Ireland” Brendan Gleeson narrates this three part documentary The #IrishCivilWar, telling the epic story of the origins and legacy of the civil war in Ireland in 1922 and 1923. The Irish Civil War starts Sunday, 9.30pm. | RTÉ One

1922 Athlone during the Irish Civil War, A significant moment in Irish history: when National Army troops of the newly formed Irish Free State marching across the Town Bridge in Athlone, County Westmeath, to take possession of Athlone Barracks (later renamed Custume Barracks) from departing British forces. | Irelands past in Motion

Irish Civil War (1922-23) - Battle of Dublin (1922)... British Pathe News film the Battle of Dublin fourght during the Irish Civil War, between the Anti-Treaty IRA and the National Army of the Irish Provisional Government. The Irish Civil War was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State - it was fought during the transion to independence and for the proceeding 6 months, between two opposing groups, the pro-treaty Provisional