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May 2, 2021 · The border divided the 32-county island into two separate jurisdictions - six counties in the north-east became Northern Ireland, which is still part of the UK. The other 26-county...
Political map of present-day Ireland. The partition of Ireland ( Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the process by which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK) divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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This established Northern Ireland in 1920, which continued to be part of the United Kingdom, while the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed in December 1921, established the Irish Free State as a Dominion...
Dec 23, 2020 · 23 December 2020. By Luke Sproule,BBC News NI. Share. National Archives. Exactly 100 years ago today - 23 December 1920 - the Government of Ireland Act became law. It partitioned Ireland into...
Dec 21, 2020 · 20 December 2020. By Ciaran McCauley ,BBC News NI. Just over a century ago, Ireland was united as one island under British rule. But that was just about to change forever.
Jun 22, 2021 · But when the six-county Northern Ireland was formed, Monaghan, along with Cavan and Donegal, became part of what was then called southern Ireland.
Dec 6, 2021 · Exactly 100 years ago, after months of negotiations, the British and Irish delegates gathered in the cabinet room of 10 Downing Street in the early hours of the morning and signed the...
