Treaty and Civil War Ireland 1922

Edited by Paul - 03-Nov-2006 at 08:29

Well I have to be on Collins side as well. He id the best he could and dew to the Political stability at the time it was the best we could have gotten. Britain had Promised a ful on war if the Treaty was Rejected. Valera and Brugha argued this was a empty Threat but Collins was not going to risk it. and I respect that. Also as Clep says He described it as the stepping stone to the Ultimite freedom. Not the Ultimite freedom itself. And to break away and cause a Civil war over that Is ridiculous. I can see both sides of the Arguements Myself. But I support the Free Staters. They saved Ireland from a ful on wa with Britain which would have Destroyed us. And they Ended the long Conflcit that has for so long orn the Country Apart. Sadly this all this good had to be countered with a bad and General Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith two of the Free states Most Important Leader (with Collins being head of the Army and Head of the Provisional Government, and  Griffith being the President) both dies within a very short amount of dayd of each other in 1922. So Yes the Free Staters are who I support.

Originally posted by Denis Considering the alternatives that could have been offered from the negotiations, what Collins, Griffith, Gavan Duffy and co achieved is nothing short of a miracle. They competed with a conservative majority - albeit with a Liberal Prime Minister (And a brilliant one at that) - and with rabid Imperialists like Birkenhead and Churchill at the helm we achieved so much more than we could possibly have expected. On a different note, has anyone seen 'The Wind that shakes the Barley' ? Great film.