History

James Chichester-Clark, Northern Ireland Prime Minister, born in Castledawson, Co. Derry
James Chichester-Clark, Northern Ireland Prime Minister, born in Castledawson, Co. Derry …

The six counties of Northern Ireland opt out of the Free State
The six counties of Northern Ireland opt out of the Free State The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, was an agreement between Great Britain and Ireland was signed in London on 6 December 1921, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence. …

The Irish Free State, Saorstát Éireann, comes into being
The Irish Free State, Saorstát Éireann, comes into being The Irish Free State, in Irish Saorstát Éireann, came into being on December 06, 1922. …

Irish republican Erskine Childers is executed by the Free State government
Irish republican Erskine Childers is executed by the Free State government Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), usually known as Erskine Childers (/ˈɜːrskɪn ˈtʃɪldərz/[1]), was an English-born Irish nationalist who established himself as a writer with accounts of the Second Boer War, the novel The Riddle of the Sands about German preparations for a sea-borne invasion of England, and proposals for achieving Irish independence. …

Court martial of Erskine Childers begins
Court martial of Erskine Childers begins Robert Erskine Childers DSC (25 June 1870 – 24 November 1922), usually known as Erskine Childers, was an English-born Irish nationalist who established himself as a writer with accounts of the Second Boer War, a novel The Riddle of the Sands about German preparations for a sea-borne invasion of England, and proposals for achieving Irish independence. He took part in the Irish Civil War and was executed by the authorities of the Irish Free State. …

The Irish Free State begins the executions of seventy seven anti Treaty republican prisoners
The Irish Free State begins the executions of seventy seven anti Treaty republican prisoners The first four executions occurred a month after most Republicans had rejected the amnesty that expired in mid-October 1922. …

Birth of Neil Blaney, politician, in Rosnakill, Co. Donegal
Birth of Neil Blaney, politician, in Rosnakill, Co. Donegal …

Journalist and novelist Cliff Hanley (Dancing in the Streets etc) born in Glasgow.
Journalist and novelist Cliff Hanley (Dancing in the Streets etc) born in Glasgow. …

The Dáil approves the Constitution of the Irish Free State
The Dáil approves the Constitution of the Irish Free State …

The Irish Constitution for the Free State, drafted by the Thomas Cosgrove Dáil, is adopted
The Irish Constitution for the Free State, drafted by the Thomas Cosgrove Dáil, is adopted …