Lecture 6 Kelly O’ Murcada - The War of Independence & the RIC: religion & common culture. This is the second last lecture in the War of Independence series and is presented by Kelly O’ Murcada, a graduate of the MA in Irish Revolution from UCC and the historical researcher employed by Tipperary Museum for the War of Independence Exhibition. This lecture looks at the common perceptions of the RIC and delves deeper to uncover these perceptions as myth or reality