Assessing the Delegations (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Irish leader who didn't attend London negotiations
Irish leader who didn't attend London negotiations
Éamon de Valera
Why De Valera stayed in Ireland (symbolic reason)
Why De Valera stayed in Ireland (symbolic reason)
To maintain symbolic purity of his presidential position
Five Irish delegation members
Five Irish delegation members
Griffith, Collins, Barton, Duggan, Gavan Duffy
Two secretaries appointed to Irish delegation
Two secretaries appointed to Irish delegation
Erskine Childers & John Chartres
Erskine Childers' relation to Robert Barton
Erskine Childers' relation to Robert Barton
Cousin
Compromise offered to British Empire
Compromise offered to British Empire
External association
Who fully grasped external association concept
Who fully grasped external association concept
Only De Valera
Issue to break talks over to retain sympathy
Issue to break talks over to retain sympathy
Ulster
British PM in the delegation
British PM in the delegation
David Lloyd George
Two British delegation objectives
Two British delegation objectives
Keep Ireland in Empire; protect Ulster unionists
Date formal negotiations began
Date formal negotiations began
11 October 1921
Location of formal negotiations
Location of formal negotiations
10 Downing Street