📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History

3.5.3 The partition of Ireland

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After World War I, the Irish independence movement intensified. In 1916, the Easter Rising in Dublin was an armed rebellion against British rule. Although it was quickly suppressed, it increased support for Irish independence. In 1921, a treaty was signed that led to the partition of Ireland in 1922.

Key Facts

  • Easter Rising 1916 in Dublin — armed rebellion against British rule
  • Quickly suppressed but increased support for independence
  • Treaty signed 1921; Ireland partitioned 1922
The partition of Ireland (illustration 1)
Illustration: The partition of Ireland

Ireland was divided into two parts: the Irish Free State (later the Republic of Ireland), which consisted of the 26 southern counties and became independent, and Northern Ireland, which consisted of 6 counties and remained part of the United Kingdom. The partition was controversial and led to decades of tension, particularly in Northern Ireland.

Key Facts

  • Irish Free State — 26 southern counties, became independent
  • Northern Ireland — 6 counties, remained part of UK
  • Partition was controversial and led to decades of tension
The partition of Ireland (illustration 2)
Illustration: The partition of Ireland

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  • The Easter Rising āĻ›āĻŋāϞ 1916 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ Dublin-āĻ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻšāĨ¤
    • Dublin-āĻ Easter Rising 1916 — āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻš
    • āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
    • āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāĻŋāϤ 1921; Ireland 1922 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
  • Ireland 1922 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • Dublin-āĻ Easter Rising 1916 — āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻš
    • āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
    • āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāĻŋāϤ 1921; Ireland 1922 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
  • Northern Ireland 6āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
    • Dublin-āĻ Easter Rising 1916 — āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻš
    • āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
    • āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāĻŋāϤ 1921; Ireland 1922 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
  • 26āϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋ Irish Free State, āϝāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧇ Republic of Ireland āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • Dublin-āĻ Easter Rising 1916 — āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻš
    • āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
    • āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāĻŋāϤ 1921; Ireland 1922 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ

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