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Anglo-Irish relations 1922-1949 (part 1) (Cumann na nGaedheal 1922-32…
Anglo-Irish relations 1922-1949 (part 1)
intro: Irish free state - 6 Dec 1922
born into chaos - civil war
Cause - Irish Independence + relationship w/ Britain
Anglo-Irish relations:issue
Cumann na nGaedheal 1922-32
'not the ultimate freedom,but the freedom to achieve it'
long-term goal:full sovereignty
Sep 1932- League of nations
1924 registered the Anglo-irish treaty with the league
diplomats-countries-highlight seperateness
governor-general- Tim Healy then James MacNeill
issue of northern Ireland
boundary commission-border between N+S
Eoin MacNeill-represent Free State
J.R.Fisher-North ire
Richard Feethem-chairman by British gov
redraw border completely/small alterations
inhabitants/economic/geographic
7 Nov 1925 -The Morning Post
leaked report on the work of the commision
Minimal alterations to the border+ Free state gaining Armagh+Fermanagh lose Donegal
disaster+emergency meeting british primem
border remained unchanged+report suppressed
Free states liability for the British war debt = cancelled
a fail for Cosgrave's government
during 1920's Free state = redefine+expand dominion status
equal status w/ Britain+ within the commonwealth
1923 onwards- Free state leading role at Imperial conferences
discuss matters of common interest to Britain + its dominions
Free state represented by
Kevin O'Higgins
Desmond Fitzgerald
Patrick McGillan
1926 Imperial Conference
forcing Arthur Balfour
Balfour Declaration
'co-equality' between Britain+dominions
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The Statute of Westminster- high point of Independent foreign policy by the free state
Cosgrave's gov friendly relations with Britain
1932 -change when Fianna Fail came to power