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A Terrible Beauty The Birth Of The Irish Free State 1916-23 - Walking
Nov 01 2011 09:53 AM | Bhushan in Walking Tours
A Terrible Beauty The Birth Of The Irish Free State 1916-23
www.historicalinsights.ie
Although the 1916 Rising itself was doomed to failure, it paved the way for the sweeping success of Sinn Fein (Ourselves Alone) in the 1918 general election and the establishment of the first (underground) Dail Eireann (Irish Parliament).
There followed the War of Independence against British forces (including the notorious Black and Tans), led by Michael Collins and the Irish Republican Army. The Anglo Irish Treaty of December 1921 which recognised partition, ended one conflict and started another. Sinn Fein and the IRA split into pro and anti Treaty factions and civil war raged until May 1923, a split which still dominates Irish politics today.
Direction : Tours start at the front gate of Trinity College.
www.historicalinsights.ie
Although the 1916 Rising itself was doomed to failure, it paved the way for the sweeping success of Sinn Fein (Ourselves Alone) in the 1918 general election and the establishment of the first (underground) Dail Eireann (Irish Parliament).
There followed the War of Independence against British forces (including the notorious Black and Tans), led by Michael Collins and the Irish Republican Army. The Anglo Irish Treaty of December 1921 which recognised partition, ended one conflict and started another. Sinn Fein and the IRA split into pro and anti Treaty factions and civil war raged until May 1923, a split which still dominates Irish politics today.
Direction : Tours start at the front gate of Trinity College.
