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    • Background to the Home Rule Crisis
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    1914–18
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    • Easter Rising
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    1919–23
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    1921–25
    • Challenges facing NI government
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Topic: Challenges facing NI government

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  • Third Home Rule Bill Crisis
    • Background to the Home Rule Crisis
    • Opposition to Home Rule
    • Third Home Rule Bill 1912-14
    • Reaction to the Home Rule Act
  • Political Developments 1914–18
    • Ireland during WWI
    • Easter Rising
    • Easter Rising Aftermath
    • Rise of Sinn Féin
  • Political Developments 1919–23
    • Anglo-Irish War
    • Anglo-Irish Truce
    • Anglo-Irish Treaty
    • Reaction to the Treaty
    • Irish Civil War
    • Government of Ireland Act
  • Northern Ireland 1921–25
    • Challenges facing NI government
    • Establishment of NI government
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Decade of Centenaries timeline

Ballytrain RIC barracks captured and sacked by the IRA.

photograph, 1920
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Ambush, Anglo-Irish war, armed raids, IRA, Irish Volunteers, RIC,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Belfast Boycott

leaflet, August 1920
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Belfast Boycott, Dáil Éireann, discrimination, economy, sectarianism, Sinn Féin,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Belfast expelled workers

newspaper cutting, October 1920
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Belfast, discrimination, sectarianism,
Youtube BBC

Robert Kee’s Ireland – Six Counties

TV programme, 1980
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Anglo-Irish treaty, Boundary Commission, Irish Free State, James Craig, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland parliament, police, RUC, ...
BBC - Story of Ireland

Story of Ireland: James Craig and the Catholic Minority

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video clip, 2014
Keywords: Catholic church, James Craig, Nationalists, Northern Ireland, Unionists,
History Ireland

Tit-for-tat: the War of Independence in the northern counties

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article, 2012
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Anglo-Irish war, Home Rule, IRA, killings, sectarianism, Sinn Féin, USC, UVF,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

USC at a police checkpoint

photograph, 1921
Keywords: Belfast, Northern Ireland, police, RIC, RUC, USC,
RTE

Northern Ireland 1921-1925: a state of emergency

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article, 2021
Keywords: 1921 Norther Ireland general election, Anglo-Irish treaty, Boundary Commission, Civil Authorities Special Powers Act, Craig-Collins pact, Eamon de Valera, Government of Ireland Act, IRA, Irish Civil War, ...

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Restoration of Order in Ireland

poster, 23 November 1921
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Belfast, British Army, curfew, Northern Ireland, Restoration of Order Act,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Map showing Northern Ireland voting preferences

map, 1922
Keywords: border, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland parliament, Southern Ireland parliament,
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

The Collins – Craig agreement

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document, 23 January 1922
Keywords: Belfast Boycott, Boundary Commission, Council of Ireland, Craig-Collins pact, James Craig, Michael Collins,

National Portrait Gallery

The Mad Bull (James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon; Michael Collins)

cartoon, 15 February 1922
Keywords: boundary question, IRA, Irish Free State, James Craig, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Partition,
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

Extract from statement by Michael Collins on Northern Ireland policy

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document, 4 February 1922
Keywords: border, boundary question, Craig-Collins pact, James Craig, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Provisional Government,
PRONI

Open Divisional Commissioner’s bi-monthly report

document, 15 February 1922
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Belfast, Fermanagh, IRA, kidnapping, killings, police, RIC, riots, ...

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Craig-Collins Pact

leaflet, 30 March 1922
Keywords: Craig-Collins pact, Dáil Éireann, IRA, James Craig, Michael Collins,
Catholic recruitment to USC
Bicycles, Barracks & Bandoliers

Memo regarding Catholic recruitment in the RUC and USC

memo, March 1922
Keywords: Catholic recruitment, Craig-Collins pact, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland government, police, RIC, RUC, USC,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Civilians in Belfast being searched by police

photograph, 13 March 1922
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Belfast, police,
PRONI

Churchill’s telegram to Craig no.60

telegram, 24 March 1922
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Arthur Griffith, boundary question, British Army, James Craig, killings, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland government, ...
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

Heads of agreement between the provisional government and the government of Northern Ireland

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document, 30 March 1922
Keywords: Boundary Commission, British government, Catholic recruitment, Craig-Collins pact, discrimination, IFS Constitution, IRA, James Craig, Michael Collins, ...
Bicycles, Barracks and Barricades

Civil Authorities Special Powers Act

poster, April 1922
Keywords: Civil Authorities Special Powers Act, internment, Minister for Home Affairs, Northern Ireland government, Richard Dawson Bates,

PRONI

Northern Ireland Cabinet Conclusions – Unemployment

document, 01 April 1922
Keywords: Belfast, Craig-Collins pact, Derry, James Craig, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland government, Unemployment,
CAIN

Civil Authorities Special Powers Act 1922

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Act, 22 April 1922
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, Civil Authorities Special Powers Act, internment, Northern Ireland government,
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

Michael Collins to James Craig (Belfast)

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letter, 27 April 1922
Keywords: Boundary Commission, British government, Craig-Collins pact, James Craig, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland government, Provisional Government, release of prisoners,
Hansard

Ulster Special Constabulary

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speech, 15 May 1922
Keywords: British government, curfew, Hamar Greenwood, Joseph Devlin, USC,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

Fire fighters extinguishing the flames, Messrs. William Campbell & Co

photograph, 22 May 1922
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, arson, Belfast, fire brigade,
Decade of Centenaries timeline

Michael Collins

photograph & RIA Biography
Keywords: Anglo-Irish treaty, Anglo-Irish war, biography, IRA, Irish Civil War, Irish Free State, Michael Collins, National Army, Provisional Government,
County Down Outrages
Down County Museum

County Down Outrages

newspaper cutting, 3 June 1922
Keywords: 1920-22 Troubles, IRA, police, RUC, USC,

Decade of Centenaries timeline

A Proportional Represention

political cartoon, 1922
Keywords: election, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland government, Proportional Representation,
PRONI

Report on Local Government Bill (Northern Ireland)

document, September 1922
Keywords: Local Government (Northern Ireland) Bill, Northern Ireland government, oath of allegiance, police, Proportional Representation, RUC,
PRONI

Telegram from Churchill to Cosgrave

telegram, 11 September 1922
Keywords: Anglo-Irish treaty, Boundary Commission, boundary question, House of Commons, James Craig, Local Government (Northern Ireland) Bill, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland parliament, W. T. Cosgrave, ...
History Ireland

Lord Londonderry & Education Reform

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article, 2001
Keywords: Catholic church, education, integrated education, Lord Londonderry, Northern Ireland government, Unionism,

PRONI

North-Eastern Boundary Bureau: Weekly Bulletin

leaflet, January 1923
Keywords: Boundary Commission, Derry, gerrymandering, North Eastern Boundary Bureau, Northern Ireland parliament, Partition,

PRONI

Letter from UUC re. NE Boundary Bureau

letter, 4 January 1923
Keywords: North Eastern Boundary Bureau, Northern Ireland government, Partition, UUC,
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

Memorandum- Our Territorial demand at the Boundary Commission

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document, 17 May 1923
Keywords: border, Boundary Commission, Irish Free State, Northern Ireland,
PRONI

NI Cabinet Conclusions – Unemployment Increase

document, 30 July 1923
Keywords: Colwyn Committee, James Craig, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland government, relief, Stanley Baldwin, Unemployment,
History Ireland

The Boundary Commission Debacle 1925, aftermath & implications

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article, 1996
Keywords: Anglo-Irish treaty, border, Boundary Commission, Dáil Éireann, Eoin MacNeill, Irish Free State, Kevin O'Higgins, Nationalists, Northern Ireland, ...
Decade of Centenaries timeline

Irish Boundary Changes

newspaper cutting, 7 November 1925
Keywords: Anglo-Irish treaty, Boundary Commission, Eoin MacNeill, Irish Free State, J.R. Fisher, James Craig, Justice Feetham, Northern Ireland,
Documents on Irish Foreign Policy

Notes of a conference with the Irish Boundary Commission

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document, 3 December 1925
Keywords: border, Boundary Commission, British government, Eoin MacNeill, Irish Free State, J.R. Fisher, James Craig, Justice Feetham, Northern Ireland, ...

Keywords

  • Anglo-Irish treaty,
  • Anglo-Irish war,
  • anti-treaty forces,
  • Arthur Griffith,
  • biography,
  • British Army,
  • British government,
  • David Lloyd George,
  • Dublin,
  • Dáil Éireann,
  • Eamon de Valera,
  • Easter Rising,
  • Edward Carson,
  • Eoin MacNeill,
  • executions,
  • First World War,
  • Government of Ireland Act,
  • Herbert Asquith,
  • Home Rule,
  • Home Rule opposition,
  • House of Commons,
  • IPP,
  • IRA,
  • IRB,
  • Irish Free State,
  • Irish Volunteers,
  • James Connolly,
  • James Craig,
  • John Redmond,
  • Michael Collins,
  • Nationalists,
  • Northern Ireland,
  • Northern Ireland government,
  • Partition,
  • Patrick Pearse,
  • pro-treaty forces,
  • RIC,
  • Sean MacDermott,
  • Sinn Féin,
  • Third Home Rule Bill,
  • Thomas MacDonagh,
  • Tom Clarke,
  • Ulster Unionists,
  • Unionists,
  • UVF,
  • Third Home Rule Bill Crisis
    • Background to the Home Rule Crisis
    • Opposition to Home Rule
    • Third Home Rule Bill 1912-14
    • Reaction to the Home Rule Act
  • Political Developments
    1914–18
    • Ireland during WWI
    • Easter Rising
    • Easter Rising Aftermath
    • Rise of Sinn Féin
  • Political Developments
    1919–23
    • Anglo-Irish War
    • Truce
    • Anglo-Irish Treaty
    • Reaction to the Treaty
    • Irish Civil War
    • Government of Ireland Act
  • Northern Ireland
    1921–25
    • Challenges facing NI government
    • Establishment of NI government
  • Study & Exam Resources
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