Causes of the Irish Civil War Flashcards
For an essay, what are the three main causes of the Irish Civil War
- Divisions within Sinn Fein
- Divisions over the Treaty
- Split in the Army
Who was the founder of Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
What was the original policy of Sinn Fein
commitment to the establishment of an independent Ireland with a dual monarchy for Britain and Ireland, to be achieved by a policy of Irish representatives abstaining from Westminster
When was the October Convention (And Fheis)
25 and 26 October 1917
Possible unease over the justification or appropriateness of the use of physical force at the SF And Fheis was accommodated by the resolution to:
“make use of every available means to make impotent the power of England to hold Ireland in subjugation by military force or otherwise”
What was De Valera’s ‘Compromise Formula’ at the SF And Fheis 1917
SF would aim at “securing the international recognition of Ireland as an independent Irish republic. Having achieved that status the Irish people may be referendum freely choose their own form of government.”
Who said, about achieving an Irish Republic and destroying the IPP, “Get this and we will agree to differ afterwards,”
De Valera
When did the Irish Civil War begin
21 January 1919
How was the cabinet split treaty and anti-treaty
4 pro treaty to 3 anti treaty
What did De Valera do after the cabinet voted in favour of the treaty
He resigned, calling the Treaty an ‘act of disloyalty’
When did the Daíl ratify the treaty
January 1922
What was the result of the pro vs anti treaty vote in the Daíl
64 pro
57 anti
What did Michael Collins say about the potential of the treaty to give them a Republic
“freedom to achieve freedom”
Who, leading the physical force argument of the treaty, said “I stand for what is Ireland’s right, for independence and nothing short of it.”
Stack
Which anti-treaty figure said this about the treaty: ‘it places Ireland definitely and irrevocably under British authority and the British crown.’
Childers
What did Griffith say about De Valera’s Document Number 2
“quibble of words”
Which two people in the Daíl assured the army that the ‘Army would remain the army of the Irish republic.’ under the treaty
Brugha, the outgoing Minister of Defence
Richard Mulcahy, the new Minister of Defence
When was the Craig Collins Pact signed
21 January 1922
In the first Craig-Collins Pact, what did Craig promise to do
prevent persecution of NI’s nationalist minority
In the first Craig-Collins Pact, what did Collins promise to do
end the Belfast boycott imposed by the Daíl as an economic sanction against the North
What did the first Craig-Collins Pact collapse over
The Boundary Commission
How many people were killed in Belfast in a one-week period in mid-February 1922
30
Where did Churchill bring Collins and Craig together, resulting in the first Craig Collins Pact
Colonial Office in London
When did Churchill recall Craig and Collins after the quick breakdown of the first Craig-Collins Pact
30 March 1922
