Daniel “Dan” Breen was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Breen was born in Grange, Donohill parish, South Tipperary. | Irish Ballads

Did you know that Ireland’s War of Independence (1919-1921) is often mixed up with the 1916 Easter Rising? While they’re closely linked in our nation’s fight for freedom, they’re not the same event—let’s clear up the confusion! 🇮🇪 The Easter Rising was a bold, six-day rebellion in Dublin during World War I. Led by figures like Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, Irish republicans seized key buildings, proclaimed an Irish Republic, and clashed with British forces. Though it was crushed quickly (