August
1923
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Aug-1920/1 |
An Indemnity Bill is passed by the Dáil to
protect Free State forces. |
Macardle (1999), pg 862 |
|
Aug-08-23/1 |
The Garda Síochána (Temporary Provisions) Act
is enacted which formally creates the new force (incorporating the earlier
Civic Guard). |
Abbott (2000), pg 293; Durney (2011), pg 56 |
|
Aug-15-23/1 |
Having successfully argued for participation
in the general election in the South, de Valera comes out of hiding to
address a meeting in Ennis where he arrested and placed in Arbour Hill prison
for over a year. |
Macardle (1999), pgs 864-865; Ó Ruairc (2009),
pg 320; Power
(2020), pg 134; Ferriter (2021), pg 117 |
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Aug-18-23/1 |
In a speech in Donegal, Cosgrave says that
Article 12 of the Treaty (the Boundary Commission clause) was just as vital
as any other clause in the Treaty. |
Matthews (2004), pg 117 |
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Aug-27-23/1 |
At the General Election in the Free State,
Cumann na nGaedheal win 63 seats; Sinn Féin 44; Independents 16; Farmers 15;
Labour 14; and Independent Labour 1 seat. (Number of seats had been expanded
from 128 to 153.) About 415,00 (about 41%) first preference
votes were given to Cumann na nGaedheal and 286,000 (21%) to Sinn Féin. (64%
of electorate voted.) The anti-Treaty candidates did much better than
expected. With the exception of Sinn
Féin, all other parties accepted the Treaty. (Regan
(2013) say CnG got 39% and SF 28%.) |
O'Farrell P (1997), pg xxiv; Hopkinson (1988),
pg 262; Macardle (1999), pg 865; Regan (2013), pg 43 |