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Irish preparations for defence of the island included protecting against the possibility of British or German attack. The Irish Army drew up contingency plans for an invasion from across the border although only two of its eight brigades were normally based in the northern half of the country. The Second Division did prepare two lines of defence against British invasion, placing explosives beneath bridges along rivers and canals in County Donegal to County Louth. The first line of defence, through Leitrim and Cavan, was centred on the [[Ballinamore]]-[[Ballyconnell]] canal. The second line chosen was the Boyne. After a delaying action with a conventional static defence, the 2nd Division was to "split up into smaller groups and start guerrilla resistance against the British."<ref name="fisk247">Fisk p. 247</ref>
More detailed defence plans were drawn up for local areas. In Cork city, any seaborne invaders would be engaged by [[motor torpedo boat]]s and the 9.2 inch and six-inch guns of the [[Treaty
==Development of Plan W==
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