January 07

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Anglo Irish Treaty Ratified, creating Free State

Anglo Irish Treaty Ratified, creating Free State

Talks between the Republican leadership and the British government led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, with the Irish delegation eventually agreeing to self-governing dominion status for the twenty-six counties in the Irish Free State.

January 7, 1922
General John O'Neill, died

General John O'Neill, died

General John O’Neill, an Irish military leader and Fenian, died in 1878. John O’Neill was a key figure in the Irish nationalist movement and played a significant role in the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization dedicated to achieving Irish independence through armed insurrection.

January 7, 1878