[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"day-excerpts-november-28":3},{"birth-of-rory-oconnor":4,"founding-of-sinn-fin":5,"kilmichael-ambush":6},"Rory O'Connor, a prominent Irish republican and Director of Engineering for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence, was born on November 28, 1883, in Dublin. He was a staunch opponent of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which led to the Irish Civil War. O'Connor was captured during the Battle of Dublin and later executed by the Irish Free State government on December 8, 1922, becoming a significant figure and martyr in the republican movement.","On November 28, 1905, Arthur Griffith founded Sinn Féin as a political party in Ireland. The party's initial aim was to establish a dual monarchy between Ireland and Great Britain, with Ireland having its own parliament and self-governance. Sinn Féin quickly became a central force in Irish nationalism, advocating for greater independence and eventually playing a crucial role in the events leading to the Irish War of Independence and the establishment of the Irish Free State.","On November 28, 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, the Kilmichael Ambush took place near Kilmichael, County Cork. A column of 36 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers, led by Tom Barry, ambushed two lorries carrying members of the Royal Irish Constabulary's Auxiliary Division. The engagement resulted in the deaths of sixteen Auxiliaries and three IRA volunteers. This ambush was a significant victory for the IRA, boosting morale and marking an escalation in the conflict against British forces in Ireland.",1789333833903]