On this day in 1923, the then Irish Free State was admitted into the League of Nations, the predecessor to today's United Nations. After the League of Nations was first established in 1919, there were many efforts made by some organizations in Ireland in to join the League. However, this task proved more difficult due to some opinions that joining a body founded by England … [Read more...] about September 10, 1923
August 22, 1922
Irish revolutionary and politician Michael Collins was assassinated in Co. Cork during an ambush on this day in 1922. Collins, who was the preeminent Sinn Fein leader, helped stage the 1916 Easter Rising in response to British parliament's opposition to Irish home rule. An annual commemoration is held every August 22 in Cork and at Collins's graveside at Glasnevin. … [Read more...] about August 22, 1922
January 10, 1922
Arthur Griffith was elected president in 1922. The founder of Sinn Fein was elected president of the newly formed Irish Free State. Griffin was born in Dublin on January March 13, 1972. He joined the Irish Volunteers in 1913, although he did not take part in the Easter Rising. He went on to become one of the chief Treaty negotiators and was head of the Irish delegation which … [Read more...] about January 10, 1922
December 6, 1921
Representatives appointed by Eamon de Valera of the Irish government, who include revolutionary Michael Collins, meet with representatives of the crown on this day in 1921 to sign the Anglo-Irish treaty. This officially marked the end of the Irish War for Independence. Collins, who did not support the agreement, remarked "I have signed by own death warrant." One year later, … [Read more...] about December 6, 1921
December 5, 1921
Following the conclusion of negotiations between Irish government representatives and British government representatives, the British give the Irish a deadline to either accept of reject the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The treaty established the self-governing Irish Free State but still made Ireland a dominion under the British Crown. The treaty also gave the six counties of Northern … [Read more...] about December 5, 1921