On December 14, 1921, Dáil Éireann, the revolutionary parliament of the self-declared Irish Republic, convened to begin a crucial debate on the Anglo-Irish Treaty. This treaty, signed just days earlier in London, proposed the establishment of the Irish Free State as a dominion within the British Empire, rather than a fully independent republic. The debate was deeply divisive, splitting the Sinn Féin party and ultimately leading to the Irish Civil War. The discussions were passionate and protracted, highlighting the profound ideological differences regarding the future of Ireland and its relationship with Britain.
