1. The Irish War of Independence
Chapter 22
The Irish War of Independence

2. The First
Dáil
The first Dáil was set up following the 1918 general election. The British government declared the Dáil illegal.

3. The IRA was organised into small groups of between 40 and 80 men called ‘flying columns’.

4. Dan Breen Wanted Poster

5. The
Cairo Gang
The Cairo gang was a group of British spies sent to Dublin during the War of Independence to conduct intelligence operations against the IRA.

6. Ticket for the Tipperary-Dublin match, played at Croke Park on 21 November During the match, the Black and Tans went into Croke Park and fired shots into the crowd, killing 14 civilians.
Copyright: By Gaelic Athletic Association, Croke Park Stadium[see page for license], via Wikimedia Commons

7. Kevin
Barry
Kevin Barry—a young IRA member who was executed by the British.

8. Lloyd
George
Lloyd George, the ‘Welsh Wizard’, led the British negotiating team. Other members of the British team included Winston Churchill, Lord Birkenhead and Austen Chamberlain.

9. Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

10. The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921. It stated:
Ireland would be called the Irish Free State.
It would have its own army, flag and currency.
It would remain part of the British Empire and all TDs (members of the Dáil) would have to swear an Oath of Allegiance to the King of Britain.
The six counties that were partitioned in 1920 would remain partitioned until the Boundary Commission promised by Lloyd George made its report.
Britain would keep a Governor General in Ireland. He was to be the king’s representative in Ireland and, in theory, had the power to overrule any decision made by the Dáil. The Governor General was to live in the building that is today Aras an Uachtaran, in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
Britain would retain control of three ‘Treaty ports’ around Ireland for the use of the British navy. The ports were at Berehaven and Cobh in County Cork and Lough Swilly in County Donegal.
The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December What was the reaction to the Treaty?

11. Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty