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
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the B
Anglo-Irish Treaty
…first debated then approved the treaty; members then went ahead with the "meeting". Though the treaty was narrowly approved, the split led to the Irish Civil War, which was won by the pro-treaty side. The Irish Free State as contemplated by the treaty came into existence when its constitution became law on 6…
National Army soldiers armed with Lewis machine guns aboard a troop transport during the Civil War
The Four Courts along the River Liffey quayside. The building was occupied by anti-treaty forces during the Civil War, whom the National Army subsequently bombarded into surrender. The Irish national archives in the buildings were destroyed in the subsequent fire. The building was badly damaged but was fully restored after the war.
Dan Breen's appeal to Free State troops
National Army soldiers escorting an IRA prisoner