Abstract
Republican attempts to push back the border of Northern Ireland through armed struggle have been well studied. Loyalist attempts to push in the other direction have been entirely overlooked. Yet, in parts of Monaghan at least, armed loyalist resistance to the emergent shape of partition remained trenchant for far longer than has been recognized. In a Fosterian spirit of exploring the possible futures that did not happen, this chapter seeks to explore why this forgotten armed struggle flared in the spring of 1921 and then so abruptly ceased. By 1922, Monaghan ex-loyalists had become mere bystanders in the ‘border war’ that flared along the new frontier: a striking absence that demands explanation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Uncertain futures |
| Subtitle of host publication | essays about the Irish past for Roy Foster |
| Editors | Senia Paseta |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 14 |
| Pages | 174-187 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191810930, 9780191065187 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198748274 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- 'border war'
- Ethnic conflict
- Intercommunal violence
- Loyalism
- Monaghan
- Partition
- Roslea/Rosslea
- Sectarian violence
- Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
