The Four Courts was damaged in the fighting of the 1920s and a terrific fire destroyed all the official archives, but restoration work (in 1932) has removed nearly all traces of the destruction.
The Four Courts was damaged in the battles and then a fire ripped through it and destroyed all the papers and photos.
mnli hypothesis: The Four Courts was damaged in the battles and then a fire ripped through it and destroyed all the papers and photos. premise: The Four Courts was damaged in the fighting of the 1920s and a terrific fire destroyed all the official archives, but restoration work (in 1932) has removed nearly all traces of the destruction.