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"Ultimately, you have a moral contagion through Irish life..."

Tomorrow will be the centenary of Bloody Sunday. November 21st 1920 marked a turning point for th...

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17.37 20 Nov 2020


"Ultimately, you have a moral contagion through Irish life..."


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17.37 20 Nov 2020


Tomorrow will be the centenary of Bloody Sunday.

November 21st 1920 marked a turning point for the War of Independence, leaving 31 people dead in a single day. 

It would become an important event in the military struggle between the IRA and the British armed forces in Ireland at the time.

Kevin Myers is an historian, author and journalist and he joined Kevin on Friday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to give his account of what happened.


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