Members of the Boundary Commission, late 1924
Members of the Boundary Commission, late 1924: from left to right F. B. Bourdillon (Secretary); J.R. Fisher (editor of the Northern Whig and nominee of British government in lieu of NI government nominee); Richard Feetham (Chairman); Eoin MacNeill (repr. Free State government); C. Beerstecher ( Feetham’s private Secretatary)
Courtesy of the National Library of IrelandMembers of the Boundary Commission, late 1924
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Members of the Boundary Commission, late 1924
Members of the Boundary Commission, late 1924: from left to right F. B. Bourdillon (Secretary); J.R. Fisher (editor of the Northern Whig and nominee of British government in lieu of NI government nominee); Richard Feetham (Chairman); Eoin MacNeill (repr. Free State government); C. Beerstecher ( Feetham’s private Secretatary)
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Ireland was divided into two parts with a border in between. A group called the Boundary Commission was set up to investigate whether any more of the northern counties should join the Irish Free State. Six counties remained under the rule of England. This area became known as Northern Ireland and today it is still part of the United Kingdom.
Most Irish people supported the new arrangement however there were also many people who didn’t agree with the division of Ireland into two parts. A civil war broke out between the people who were in favour of the treaty and those who were against it. In the end, the people who fought in favour of the treaty won the civil war.
In 1949, the Irish Free State broke its remaining ties with Britain and became a Republic.