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How 1920 was one of the bloodiest years in Irish history Updated / Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 12:32 Analysis: a new book measures the human cost of Ireland s revolutionary years by cataloguing and analysing the deaths of 2,850 people At the end of December 1920, Thomas Gilmartin, archbishop of Tuam, reflected bitterly on the year that was drawing to a close. He lamented that instead of peace, there was war, murder and reprisals; instead of order, there was disorder, vengeance and destruction; instead of content, there was grave fear, insecurity and heartbreak. The archbishop prayed for all the victims of this troubled time, without distinction, and that God would deliver the diocese from murder, attempted murder, arson and terrorism. ....