http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlptOyY57E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKJnsMwHk0

Dismantling the Treaty

• Used the Statute of Westminster to abolish the Oath

• Got rid of the Governor General• Removed the king as head of state• New Constitution (Bunracht na hEireann)

The New Constitution (Bunreacht na hEireann)

• Taoiseach replaced President of Executive Council

• Douglas Hyde first President (Lived in Phoenix park)

• Articles 2 and 3 claimed all 32 counties as Irish.• Special position of Catholic Church• “Eire” not Free State

The IRA and the Blueshirts

• De Valera released the IRA prisoners who disrupted Cumann na Gaedheal meetings.

• Army Comrades Association elected Eoin O Duffy as leader. Blueshirts. Facists. De Valera banned them after planned march on Glasnevin.

• Joined with C na G to form Fine Gael. O Duffy was first leader. Unpopular so went to Spanish Civil War.

The Economic War

• De Valera refused to pay the Land Annuities.• British tariffs on Irish cattle. Irish tariffs. Ireland

hardest hit.• Anglo- Irish agreement 1938:• £10 million compensation to Britain for Land

Annuities.• Free Trade• 3 ports returned (Cobh, Lough Swilly, Berehaven)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRZvERI5nf8

(OFFICIAL) SINN FÉIN / WORKERS’ PARTY

The key statement that led to the conviction of [Bernard] Lynch – that made by Bartholomew Madden – had been taken after his legal detention period had expired. Gardaí began taking the voluntary statement under caution at 6.40am, just 35 minutes before the 48-hour legal period of detention was due to elapse. By the time they’d finished it was 9am – an hour and three quarters after it had expired. The appeal judge ruled that the statement was inadmissible. (Daily Mail 19 June 2011)