The main reasons for partition within Ireland

2 years after the incident in Dublin the unpopular Sinn Fein (created by Eamon de Valera Sinn Fein Gaelic for “Ourselves alone”) became increasingly popular and even more so powerful. Sinn Fein had close links to the infamous IRA and strongly supported the believes of being a fully catholic nation. This in many ways caused the Guerrilla war (hit and run terrorism attacks)and led up to the Anglo Irish War, England did not like the idea of Ireland getting this power and England also needed to keep their control over Ireland.        

The Anglo Irish war or The Irish war of independence occurred during

1919 – 1921. The IRA became a little too powerful and corrupt they did bitter killings in Northern Ireland killing many English and Irish protestants. They were doing this to “discourage” any Unionists gatherings; this ultimately led to the Black and tans. The group of IRA hunting army called “The black and Tans.” (They got their name as many ex-militants from ww1 joined them and there was not enough uniform to go around, they were also predominantly Protestants). The were ruthless “shoot first, questions later” group, they burnt house to the ground, tortured civilians for IRA information and did open massacres, the famous one being the attack in a football stadium killing twelve Irishmen. This set off a ripple effect, IRA bombed the barracks the B&T burnt down bigger establishments. Black and Tans served no real purpose the English put a cheap thoughtless plan which would never of worked, the black and tans were getting killed and killing innocent civilians, they failed to stop the IRA if anything the made Irish nationalist angrier and what to kill even more Unionists and protestants. This in my view was the main cause of the separation of Ireland and the cause of human lose and riots and destruction, as the idea of Black and Tans was a waste of time, money and human lives.  

        The final decision, The Partition was formed to solve the fighting, the terrorist attacks and needless bitter killing. In December 1921 England came up with the idea that Ireland will have two different parliaments, one for the six counties of Ulster and the 26 counties of Ireland. Unionists and nationalists disapproved and reluctantly accepted. De Valera a Sinn Fein representative told all members of the Dail Eireann (Irish Parliament) not to accept the Treaty, but Michael Collins the IRA leader signed the treaty and said “ will anyone be satisfied at the bargain? I tell you this early in the morning I signed my death warrant” this came true as he died in the civil was between those who opposed the treaty and those who were for it.