Irish Republican Army (1922-1969)

:This article deals with the Irish republican organisation opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, styling itself Irish Republican Army, as it existed from the time of the Treaty in 1921 to the split between the Official Irish Republican Army and the Provisional Irish Republican Army in 1969. See List of IRAs for a full list of organisations using the name.

Related Topics:
Irish - Republican - Anglo-Irish Treaty - 1921 - Official Irish Republican Army - Provisional Irish Republican Army - 1969 - List of IRAs

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Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921, the Irish Republican Army in the 26 counties that were to become the Irish Free State split between supporters and opponents of the Treaty. The 'Anti-Treatyites', sometimes referred to as the Irregulars{{ref|PB}}, continued to use the name Irish Republican Army (IRA) or in Irish Óglaigh na hÉireann (lit. 'Irish Volunteers'), as did the organisation in Northern Ireland which generally supported the pro-Treaty side. Óglaigh na hÉireann was also adopted as the name of the pro-Treaty National Army and remains the official legal title of the Irish Defence Forces{{ref|defence}}. Most Irish people now consider the latter the only body entitled to use that name.

Related Topics:
Anglo-Irish Treaty - 6 December - Irish Republican Army - Irish Free State - Irish - Northern Ireland - Irish Defence Forces

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