The Causes of the Irish Civil War
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How does Lyons describe Sinn Fein following the Easter Rising?
“An umbrella organisation”
Who founded Sinn Fein?
Griffith
What did De Valera say at the 1917 Ard Fheis in relation to the December 1918 election?
“Get this done and we will agree to differ afterwards”
When did De Valera create a deliberately vague constitution to maintain the support of moderates?
1917
What did De Valera say to maintain the support of moderates?
“We are not doctrinaire nationalists”
When were the first shots of the Anglo-Irish War fired?
21st January 1919
How did Collins describe the freedom provided by the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
“Not the freedom that all nations aspire and develop to, but the freedom to achieve it”
How did De Valera describe the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
“an act of disloyalty”
What did Stack say in regards to the oath of allegiance?
“I will fight to wipe out the oath of allegiance”
According to Rees, the anti-Treaty forces benefitted from De Valera’s…
“Enormous prestige”
How did Brugha describe the impact of the Treaty?
“Split Ireland from top to bottom”
When did the Dail accept the Treaty?
7th January 1922
The Dail accepted the treaty by a vote of …
64 to 57
How does Rees describe the IRA’s response to the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
“Confused”
Who was Minister of Defence at this time, attempting to prevent the outbreak of violence?
Mulcahy
When did Co. Clare troops invade Co. Limerick?
1922
By ________, a compromise between Lynch and Mulcahy forces Co. Clare IRA to withdraw from Limerick
March 1922
Which anti-Treaty leader was more moderate, coordinating with Collins and Mulcahy?
Lynch
Which anti-Treaty leader was more radical, pushing for civil war?
O’Connor
When did the anti-Treaty IRA attend a banned army conference to discuss defecting from the Dail?
26th March 1922
How many men attended the banned army conference on 26th May 1922?
22
How many men were in O’Connor’s military junta?
16
When did the Irregulars occupy the Four Courts?
14th April 1922
How many people had been killed by May 1922?
8
When was the Collins-De Valera pact created?
20th May 1922
Who attempted to introduce a more republican constitution to please the Anti-Treaty faction?
Collins
When did Churchill oppose the Collins-De Valera Pact and threaten to invade?
1st June 1922
When was the election?
16th June 1922
How many seats did pro-Treaty Sinn Fein win in the June 1922 elections?
58
How many seats did anti-Treaty Sinn Fein win in the election?
35
When did Ant-Treaty IRA hold a convention where they voted to declare war on Britain?
18th June 1922
The assassination of ___________ pushed the British to threaten military action
Sir Henry Wilson
When did Collins order the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson?
22nd June 1922
When did Collins take action against the Four Courts garrison?
28th June 1922
How does Hopkinson describe the effect of the split of the IRA on the civil war?
“Single greatest cause”