the Anglo-Irish War
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- the formal name for the Troubles in Northern Ireland between 1919 and 1921. It involved violent fighting between the IRA and the Black and Tans and was brought to an end by the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which recognized the establishment of the independent Republic of Ireland.