Timeline Wednesday 6 December 1922

Events on Wednesday 6 December 1922 1

• 1922 Irish Free State Established Dominion status begins under the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Irish Free State came into being on 6 December 1922, one year after the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed. It became a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth, with Northern Ireland immediately opting out to remain part of the United Kingdom. W. T. Cosgrave became its first President of the Executive Council.