September
1923
|
Sep-1923/1 |
In early September, with Defence Order No. 28,
GHQ of the Free State army starts to demobilise officers. 763 officers
are targeted for dismissal. |
Valiulis (1985), pgs 43-44 |
|
Sep-01-23/1 |
Joe McGarrity tells a Clan na Gael convention
in the United States that between August 1922 and August 1923, $200,000 had
been sent to anti-Treaty forces in Ireland (and there are indications that
another $79,000 was sent). Arms were also sent in small contingents. Up to another $100,000 was sent by the
AARIR. |
McMahon (2008), pg 115 |
|
Sep-02-23/1 |
Anti-Treaty prisoner, Joseph Whitty from
Wexford, dies while on hunger strike in the Curragh camp. |
Durney (2011), pg 162 |
|
Sep-04-23/1 |
Anti-Treaty prisoner, Patrick Joseph Hanlon,
is mortally wounded when shot by a sentry in Kilkenny Jail. Hanlon is only 16 years of age. |
Walsh (2018), pg 244 |
|
Sep-10-23/1 |
Saorstát Eireann (Irish Free State) is
admitted as a member of the League of Nations. See Sep-19-23/1. |
Litton (1995) pg 124; Macardle (1999), pg 866;
Matthews (2004), pg 123 |
|
Sep-11-23/1 |
The London Times
says that it was quite likely that Article 12 of the Treaty would result in a
“considerable modification of the present boundary”. |
Matthews (2004), pg 174 |
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Sep-19-23/1 |
A British Colonial Office official (M. E.
Antrobus), based in Geneva, writes to Lionel Curtis saying that following the
admission of the Irish Free State to the League of Nations “We can no longer
say, as we could formerly about the Irish question, that it is an internal
matter”. He continued that the Irish
could now take a complaint against us to the League because delays in
appointing the Boundary Commissioner violated an international agreement, the
1921 Treaty. See Sep-25-23/1. |
Matthews (2004), pg 123 |
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Sep-22-23/1 |
British Government invites the two Irish
governments (Cosgrave and Craig) to talks in London with Baldwin aimed at seeing
is the boundary issue was “capable of adjustment”. A number within Irish government circles (such
as E.M. Stephens and Kevin O’Sheil) were sceptical about the advantages to
the Irish Free State of attending such a conference. However, both Cosgrave
and Craig agree to attend. See
Nov-03-23/1. As it transpires, the timing of the conference
is delayed by first, an imperial conference, and second, an uncertain
political situation in Britain which is resolved by a UK wide election on
December 6th (in which the Tories were defeated) and leads to the
formation of a minority Labour Government in January 1924 – See Jan-1924/1.
The Conference eventually takes place on 1st and 2nd
February 1924. |
Phoenix (1994), pg 292; Fanning (2013), pgs
346-347 |
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Sep-25-23/1 |
Replying to Antrobus’s letter of September 19th,
Curtis says that “Our friends’ heads [i.e. Free State government] are, of
course, pretty full at the moment” but this would soon change once they
realised that their position in the world counted for little “apart from
their position in the British Commonwealth of Nations”. |
Matthews (2004), pg 139 |
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Sep-1923/5 |
The RUC manage to recruit a senior member of
the IRA in NI as an informer. His
identity is not known but he continues to provide information until at least
1925. |
McMahon (2008), pg 157 |
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Sep-1923/4 |
The September Garda
report for Leitrim say that the south of the county was “practically
lawless”. Anti-treaty activities
continued in Leitrim well into 1924.
The February 1924 Garda report stated that “Armed Irregulars are
moving about in South and North Leitrim” and even in May 1924, the Garda
considered the situation in the county as unsatisfactory. |
Kissane (2005), pg 95 |