War of Independence: The Treaty

The Irish Passport

Society & Culture

4.8 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In the final episode of our War of Independence mini-series, Tim and Naomi lay out the historical events that split the emerging Irish nation and led to a civil war. As we pick up on the story, global condemnation has pressured the British government into offering a truce. Following years of gruelling guerilla warfare against the might of the British army, an exhausted team of representatives from the rebel Irish government travel to London to negotiate peace terms. Tim and Naomi dig into the role of reluctant negotiator Michael Collins and consumate operator Éamon de Valera who remained back in Dublin, quoting from articles and speeches from the time to bring to life the events that would shape Irish history for decades. Ps - what does enduring bitterness over partition have to do with a cherished Irish potato-based snack? Find out in this bonus Halfpint debrief episode made specially for Patreon supporters, in Naomi and Tim reflect on the making of this episode and discuss what stood out to them: https://www.patreon.com/theirishpassport You can follow us on Twitter at @PassportIrish

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to Irish Passport.
0:02.3	Let's do it.
0:03.1	Welcome to the Irish Passport.
0:04.8	I'm Tim McInerney.
0:06.0	I'm Naomi O'Leary.
0:07.0	We're friends.
0:07.7	Can you both to Naomi?
0:08.5	Honor, Fad, Tim.
0:09.9	This is your passport to Irish culture, history and politics.
0:13.2	Uh-huh.
0:13.5	I'm recording.
0:14.2	One, two, two, three.
0:16.6	Okay.
0:16.7	Okay.
0:30.6	Welcome back to the Irish Passport podcast, where Tim, we are finally on our last installment of our War of Independence mini-series.
0:38.8	Yes, we are. We made it. Naomi, we made it. We made it. We're here. We're finally here.
0:43.9	So the last three episodes in this mini-series, everyone, have brought us up to the all-important Anglo-Irish Treaty.
0:51.0	That is the result of the truce that ended the War of Independence and which brought
0:54.9	about the officially recognised separation of the 26th southern counties of Ireland from the United
1:00.4	Kingdom. Of course, it wouldn't be Irish history without things getting complicated. The signing of
1:06.3	this treaty heralded a new era of conflict and violence, which we'll explain in a minute. Firstly, just a quick
1:12.3	note to any new listeners. If you're tuning in for the first time, you'll probably need to go back
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