The Northern Offensive - The Battle of Pettigo and Belleek 1922

The Battle of Pettigo/Belleek, took place along the Donegal /Fermanagh Border in late May, early June 1922 in the period between the War of Independence and the Civil War. It was the last time that Pro and Anti Treaty Forces fought side-by-side against British forces. It was part of Michael Collins's Northern Offensive, which was intended to destabilise the Unionist state, and was also a reaction to sectarian violence against nationalists in the North. This was the only location in Ireland where Irish forces engaged with British forces in a stand-up fight with a defined battle line and the first time since the Easter Rising when heavy artillery was used in Ireland.
This Bordering Realities - Digital Animation was created as part of Donegal County Museum's Decade of Centenaries programme and in partnership with Monaghan County Museum, the Tower Museum, Derry, Fermanagh County Museum, Armagh County Museum and the Ulster Scots Agency.
This film was funded through the Creative Ireland programme which is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, a under the Community Strand of the 2021 Decade of Centenaries programme as part of the Decade of Centenaries Initiative 2012-2023