Truce
The Treaty
by Colin Murphy One hundred years ago, a small group of untested politicians left Dublin for London, to negotiate for Irish independence with one of the most formidable delegations ever put together. The Irish were seeking to take back control; the British believed they were stronger together. The Unionists believed in a hard border on…
Read MoreMinister Martin to open Treaty 1921 – Records from the Archives exhibition in London
Minister Martin to open Treaty 1921 – Records from the Archives exhibition in London The exhibition opening will mark 100 years from the start of negotiations on the Anglo-Irish Treaty at 10, Downing Street on 11 October 1921 Irish and British Treaties to be reunited 100 years after signing The Anglo-Irish Treaty is one of…
Read MoreNegotiations: New Perspectives and Appraisals of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921-2021
Negotiating the Negotiations: New Perspectives and Appraisals of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921-2021 University College Cork School of History. Registration *here* October 2021 marks the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Conference held in London which lasted from 11 October to 6 December 1921. The negotiations produced the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which created the Irish Free State following its approval…
Read More‘The truce of 11 July 1921: A natural end to the War of Independence or sowing the seeds of Civil War?’
“The truce of 11 July 1921: A natural end to the War of Independence or sowing the seeds of Civil War?” Available on Galway Beo Facebook page and Galway Beo YouTube Channel Sunday 11 July 2021 at 1pm This lecture explores the events surrounding the truce of 11 July 1922 that brought an end to…
Read MorePeace After the Final Battle
Historian John Dorney and New Island Books have very kindly shared a short extract from John’s new book, Peace After the Final Battle. The book is available to buy *here* Extract: By the winter of 1920, following the deployment of British reinforcements in the form ‘Black and Tan’ recruits to the RIC and the Auxiliary…
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In this public symposium, contributors to the Irish Revolution series, published by Four Courts Press, will consider the various experiences of the Irish Revolution at a county level, explain the challenges involved in researching and writing from this perspective, and reflect on how their work has enhanced our understanding of Ireland between 1912 and 1923. Sat,…
Read More‘From Turmoil to Truce: Photographs of the War of Independence’
From Turmoil to Truce: Photographs of the War of Independence is a new National Library of Ireland exhibition at the Library’s photographic archive in Temple Bar. It draws on the NLI’s rich and varied holdings of photographs and newspaper cuttings, and explores the key aspects of a dramatic, brutal and extreme period of Irish history,…
Read More14 November 2018: ‘De Valera, 1916-1921: The Rising to the Treaty’, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
On Wednesday 14 November 2018 Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society presented a lecture entitled ‘De Valera, 1916-1921: The Rising to the Treaty’, by De Valera’s most recent biographer, David McCullagh (RTÉ). The lecture took place at 8pm in the Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar. From Century Ireland: Introducing De Valera.
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