On the whole, looking at other nations for inspiration was a common thread in Irish accounts, especially in relation to the quest for national independence. Certain themes, such as small nations ...
A truce, which came into effect in July 1921, had halted the Irish War of Independence, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty agreed between the United Kingdom and negotiators from the Irish republican ...
As early as the Easter Rising, republicans had anticipated Ireland making a claim for the recognition of its independence at a post-war peace conference. Irish republicans had long sought to ...
Kevin O'Higgins (centre), signed the execution order for his best man Rory O'Connor (right); Éamon De Valera (left) was also at O'Higgins' wedding In October 1921 a young Irish independence ...