[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-anglo-irish-treaty-approved-by-dil":3},"On December 16, 1921, the Dáil Éireann narrowly approved the Anglo-Irish Treaty with a vote of 64 to 57. This critical decision, which established the Irish Free State but partitioned the island, revealed deep divisions within the Irish independence movement. The close margin of the vote foreshadowed the intense civil conflict that would soon erupt between pro-Treaty and anti-Treaty factions. The approval of the Treaty marked a momentous, yet contentious, step in Ireland's journey towards independence, leading directly to the Irish Civil War.",1789333839683]