Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 available to the public for the first time
admin | December 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »The Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed in the aftermath of the truce that ended the War of Independence and led to the establishment of the 26-county Irish Free State, has just been made available to the public for the first time. While a far cry from the totally independent Republic of Ireland that exists in the 26 counties (so far), the document is an interesting read and obviously of tremendous historical significance.
The new site, hosted by the National Archives of Ireland, was formally launched by Irish Prime Minister Kenny and Minister for
Arts and Heritage Deenihan today.
The decision to publicly unveil the document was taken in recognition of the 90th anniversary of the negotiations which led to the signing of the Treaty in the early hours of Tuesday December 6th, 1921.
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/anglo_irish/dfaexhib2.html
