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Peace by ordeal: how the Treaty was signed

The negotiations were fraught, the result was divisive. Diarmaid Ferriter tells the story of a historic Anglo-Irish compromise that set the scene for a fatal division of the Irish republican …

Certificate of the (Anglo-Irish) Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed 6th December 1921, to be submitted to Dáil Éireann for ratification by Arthur Griffith. Image courtesy of National Library of Ireland

How the Treaty debate changed Irish politics forever

Anglo-Irish Treaty signatories Arthur Griffith, Eamon J Duggan, Robert Barton and George Gavan-Duffy surrounded by supporters at Holyhead on December 6th 1921. Photo: Matt Loughrey/My Colorful Past from RTE Photographic Archive's Cashman Collection

How the Anglo-Irish Treaty was viewed internationally

Into the Lion's Den

Signing the Irish Treaty 1921: Into the Lion's Den

Decade of Commemorations

Century Ireland

Century Ireland reports on the Treaty

The Big House and the War of Independence

They were symbols of colonial privilege - and that's why they became targets. Maeve O'Riordan explains what happened to Ireland's Big Houses during the War of Independence - and how it all affected their owners

Castlebernard, County Cork, burned during the War of Independence

The Treaty debate - a close-run thing

The Treaty debate - a close-run thing

Decade of Commemorations

Céad bliain ar aghaidh ó síníodh an Conradh

Céad bliain ar aghaidh ó síníodh an Conradh

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.

Remembering the Treaty

Remembering the Treaty: a new podcast

How newspapers covered The Treaty - 1972

How newspapers covered The Treaty - 1972

Treaty debates: the politics of emotion

Treaty debates: the politics of emotion

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Watch: Irish Historians on The Treaty

Watch: Irish Historians on The Treaty

The Anglo-Irish Treaty signatories (1921) Cashman Collection at RTÉ Photographic Collection

The Treaty Joseph O'Doherty

Wars and Conflict

The History Show

The History Show discusses the Treaty

Seán Mac Eoin (1964)

The Treaty Seán Mac Eoin

Podcast: Brexit Republic - Bonus 1921 Treaty Episode

Podcast: Brexit Republic - Bonus 1921 Treaty Episode

The Road to the Treaty

A cartoon shows Lloyd George tangled up by the Irish Question

Road to partition: the plan to divide Ireland

Civilians outside Dublin Castle 11 July 1921 waiting for truce to end War of Independence. Photo: Mercier Archives)

The Truce: how both sides laid down their arms

Endgame 1921: Towards Truce and Treaty in Ireland

Endgame 1921: Towards Truce and Treaty in Ireland

An image from the exhibition

The National Library of Ireland presents From Turmoil to Truce

About the War of Independence project

The War of Independence project is a partnership between RTÉ History, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media and The Atlas of the Irish Revolution

The partners of the War of Independence project