Today is the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Among other things, this established an autonomous Irish state on the Ireland of Ireland, which was rather important. Want to know more? Here's a thread with a few things to explore...#Treaty21 1/
Need an overview of the Treaty negotiations themselves and the issues at stake, here is a short piece I did on that very subject for @CenturyIRL: rte.ie/centuryireland…#Treaty21 2/
To explore how the Treaty came about in the words of the Irish negotiators themselves, the archival record as published by @DIFP_RIA is freely available right here: