It was not until 1948 that the IRA renounced military attacks on the forces of the southern Irish state when it became the June 1922 - May 1923 war following the formation of the Irish Free State, between Irish Nationalists and RepublicansFor example, Liam Lynch, Ernie O'Malley, and Liam Mellows in "On Another Man's Wound" by E O'Malley (Dublin 1979)Charles Townshend, The Republic, The Fight For Irish Independence, p394Tom Doyle, The Civil War in Kerry, 'summary executions and reprisal killings of republicans had been the norm in the county as early as August 1922, when the Squad cohort in the Dublin Guard returned and resorted to tried and tested methods in their war against the republicans'. When the Civil War broke out, the Anti-Treaty IRA (concentrated in the south and west) outnumbered the pro-Free State forces by roughly 12,000 men to 8,000. This made their disagreement over the treaty all the more bitter. Military victory must be allowed to rest for the moment with those who have destroyed the Republic.The Free State government had started peace negotiations in early May, which broke down.In October 1923, around 8,000 of the 12,000 Republican prisoners in Free State gaols went on a hunger strike. In October 1922, a deputation of Southern Unionists met W. T. Cosgrave to offer their support to the Free State and some of them had received positions in the State's However, in addition to their allegiance to the Free State, there were also other factors behind Republican animosity towards the old landed class. All who in contravention of this teaching, participate in such crimes are guilty of grievous sins and may not be absolved in Churchmen were appalled by the ruthlessness and cruelty. A further 247,226 people voted for other parties, most of whom supported the Treaty. Many, but not all of these people, had supported the Crown forces during the War of Independence. Dies wurde bei den Wahlen direkt nach dem Bürgerkrieg deutlich, als die Als der Konflikt auf einen De-facto-Sieg für die Vertragsbefürworter hinauslief, schlug Eamon de Valera einen Waffenstillstand vor. Precise figures for the dead and wounded have yet to be calculated. Der Irische Freistaat war der Vorläufer der heutigen Republik Irland, der allerdings nur aus 26 der 32 irischen Grafschaften bestand und so die Teilung der Insel begründete.

Watch Queue Queue "Meanwhile, under the leadership of Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith, the pro-treaty Provisional Government set about establishing the Irish Free State, and organised the On 14 April 1922, 200 Anti-Treaty IRA militants, led by Arthur Griffith was in favour of using force against these men immediately, but Michael Collins, who wanted at all costs to avoid civil war, left the Four Courts garrison alone until late June 1922. Gegen Ende des Krieges waren diese Gruppen in diverse Gräueltaten gegen Vertragsgegner verwickelt. Particularly damaging to the Free State's economy was the systematic destruction of railway infrastructure and roads by the Republicans. As well as rifles they had a handful of machine guns and many of their fighters were armed only with By contrast, the Free State government managed to expand its forces dramatically after the start of the war. By September 1923, Deputy Hogan estimated the cost at £50 million.Every Deputy in this House is aware of the complaint which has been made that the measure of compensation for post-Truce damage compares unfavourably with the awards for damage suffered pre-Truce.The fact that the Irish Civil War was fought between Irish Nationalist factions meant that the sporadic conflict in In the event, it was only well after their defeat in the Civil War that anti-treaty Irish Republicans seriously considered whether to take armed action against British rule in Northern Ireland (the first serious suggestion to do this came in the late 1930s). The Civil War was won by the pro-treaty Free State forces, who benefited from substantial quantities of weapons provided by the British Government. The latter called themselves Republicans and were also known as "anti-treaty" forces, or Irregulars, a term preferred by the Free State side. British supplies of artillery, aircraft, armoured cars, machine guns, small arms and ammunition were of much help to pro-treaty forces. Moreover, the Anti-Treaty ranks included many of the IRA's most experienced guerrilla fighters.However, the Anti-Treaty IRA lacked an effective command structure, a clear strategy and sufficient arms. Manche Stimmen, allen voran Michael McDowell, haben behauptet, diese Ansicht aus dem Bürgerkrieg würde noch heute die Politik der Als Fianna Fáil in den 1930er Jahren zum ersten Mal größte politische Partei war, sah es so aus, als könnte ein Bürgerkrieg zwischen der IRA und den Trotz allem existiert die IRA noch heute, und bis in die 1980er Jahre beanspruchte sie, noch immer die 1918 ausgerufene provisorische Regierung der irischen Republik zu sein, die 1921 durch den anglo-irischen Vertrag aufgehoben wurde. According to Hopkinson, "Irish labour and union leaders, while generally pro-Treaty, made little attempt to lead opinion during the Treaty conflict, casting themselves rather as attempted peacemakers. The cost of the war and the budget deficit it caused was a difficulty for the new Free State and affected the Boundary Commission negotiations of 1925, which were to determine the border with Northern Ireland. Workers' Republic, 6 January 1923Gemma Clark, Everyday violence in the Irish Civil War (Cambridge University Press, 2014). The The majority of Irish-Americans supported the treaty, including those in The Civil War, though short, was bloody. The two largest political parties in the republic through most of its history (until the However, the breakaway IRA continued (and continues in various forms) to exist. Legion of the Rearguard: The Republic can no longer be defended successfully by your arms.

The Church's support for the Free State aroused bitter hostility among some republicans. Supporters of the treaty came to be known as "pro-treaty" or Free State Army, legally the National Army, and were often called "Staters" by their opponents.