December 6 1922 – The Irish Free State Comes into Existence One Year After the Anglo-Irish Treaty
December 6 1922 – The Irish Free State Comes into Existence One Year After the Anglo-Irish Treaty5 (100%) 1 vote *Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Almost four years after the first battle in the Anglo-Irish War, those seeking an independent Irish Free State got what they wanted on December 6, 1922. Twelve months to the day of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the British government granted the Irish control of the Emerald Isle. A week later, the six counties of Northern Ireland exercised their right to secede, leading to a decades-long struggle known as “the Troubles.” Irish nationalists had been in search of sovereignty for 25 years by the time of the Easter […]
