The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of
Éamon de Valera, who, as President of the Irish Republic, opposed the Treaty
Crowds holding a prayer vigil outside Whitehall, while negotiations are underway inside
Members of the Irish negotiation committee returning to Ireland in December 1921
British cavalry soldiers leaving Ireland, 1922
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital
Anglo-Irish Treaty
…1921 Location 10 Downing Street, London Effective 31 March 1922, fully implemented on 6 December 1922 Condition Creation of the Irish Free State, later Ireland Signatories Irish Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Languages English Text of the Treaty The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty (Irish: An…
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) addressing a meeting. The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Parnell.
Damage in Dublin city centre following the 1916 Easter Rising
Leinster House, Dublin. In 1922 a new parliament called the Oireachtas was established, of which Dáil Éireann became the lower house.
Éamon de Valera, Irish political leader, pictured outside Ennis Courthouse in 1917. He would later be involved in introducing the 1937 Constitution of Ireland.