{"id":114314,"date":"2020-09-15T09:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T08:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=114314"},"modified":"2021-11-04T15:42:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:42:02","slug":"cogadh-ar-mhna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2020-2\/cogadh-ar-mhna\/","title":{"rendered":"Cogadh ar Mhn\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-114305\" src=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080-252x141.jpg 252w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cogadh_Ar_Mhna_2_1920x1080-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>TG4 Wednesday September 23rd at 9.30pm<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1dZCT9Wpiok\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhy is it that stories of sexual violence against women have never been part of the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent Civil War?<\/p>\n<p>Why, when those stories have been such an integral part of every other war &#8211;  World War One, World War Two and even the later Bosnian War, are these stories missing from the Irish Revolution?<\/p>\n<p>For years, Ireland has been seen as being exceptional in that these acts didn\u2019t occur here. But was Ireland really so special? Was the nature of war here so very different from war everywhere else? And did our men really behave so well?<\/p>\n<p>This documentary argues that the answer is no.<\/p>\n<p>A different view is slowly coming to light due to the new ground-breaking research from people like historians Mary McAuliffe and Lindsey Earner-Byrne, sociologists Linda Connolly and Louise Ryan and writer-historian Ann Mathews. Taking a fresh look at old sources and new material, they are uncovering many new and previously untold stories of violence against women.<\/p>\n<p>There are stories such as Mary M from Westmeath who was raped by a band of Republicans and became pregnant as a result. Her hand written pleas to the Archbishop of Dublin begging for help have been uncovered. Or there is the story of the Kenmare incident where two girls were assaulted by members of the Free State Army only to have it covered up at the highest echelons of the newly formed government. Or the six page letter from Norah Healy from Cork City who was pregnant when she was raped by the Crown Forces. On reporting it to the RIC, she spotted one of her attackers in the police station and was told \u201cNever mind, don\u2019t say anything now\u201d by the Sergeant in Charge.<\/p>\n<p>These stories are not uncommon \u2013 women in their homes were targeted by armed bands of men from all sides of the conflicts who took their anger and their frustration out on them when they could not find their brothers, husbands and fathers who were on the run or in hiding. These raids were mostly at night \u2013 and often included a mix of the following &#8211; the women being dragged from their beds in only their nightclothes, beaten around the head and face, doused with cold water so their bodies showed clearly, having their hair cut off. Sometimes they were separated from the rest of their families and sexually assaulted and even raped. While rape and sexual violence were not a deliberate, sanctioned tactic on any side, the constant raids on houses that presented the opportunity for physical and sexual violence were. These raids sent a strong message to the men in hiding up in the hills \u2013 you cannot protect your women or your homes.<\/p>\n<p>No side of the conflict is exempt \u2013 Crown Forces, Republicans and Free Staters \u2013 there are stories of violence against women committed by them all.<\/p>\n<p>Often these women\u2019s stories were hidden and buried because of shame, fear of being excluded from their communities and because their chances of getting justice were small.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCogadh ar Mhn\u00e1\u201d takes these new, untold stories and dramatises them in an incredibly evocative way using the words of these women wherever we have their first-hand accounts. It allows these women\u2019s voices in their own words to be heard for the first time in a hundred years and it redresses the balance of the history of the period that has been largely focused on fighters and military tactics.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important that we finally tell these stories \u2013 women were half the population during the Irish Revolution. There were many more women civilians then there were women fighting &#8211;  yet their experiences as victims of the conflict have been completely over looked and are missing from the historical narrative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cogadh ar Mhn\u00e1<\/strong> \u2013 says the unsaid, and blows the lid off these stories, leaving behind the belief that Ireland\u2019s wars were somehow exceptional and different \u2013 more honourable &#8211; than every other war. It\u2019s time to say what happened to these women, to let their voices be heard and to let the debate over their treatment begin. Let\u2019s finally address the wrongs of the past and tell the truth about them. This documentary leads that charge.<\/p>\n<p>Ciara Hyland, writer and director of the documentary, is available for interview. &#8216;Cogadh ar Mhn\u00e1&#8217; was funded with the help of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; TG4 Wednesday September 23rd at 9.30pm &nbsp; &nbsp; Why is it that stories of sexual violence against women have never been part of the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent Civil War? 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