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
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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
July 11, 1921
This day officially marked the last day of the Irish War of Independence after a truce was agreed upon by Ireland and England. Starting on July 11, the IRA suspended efforts by their forces. The truce, which had been in talks since December of 1920, was decided on by Eamon de Valera and Lord Middleton and was formally signed by Dail members Robert Barton and Eamon Duggan and … [Read more...] about July 11, 1921