Truce documents at the Mansion House
- Foilsithe: 8 Iúil 2021
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 11 Aibreán 2025
On 8th July 1921 talks began in the Mansion House that would lead to the agreement of a Truce to come into effect at noon on 11 July, bringing to an end the War of Independence.
To mark this historical agreement on Thursday 8th July, the Taoiseach, accompanied by the Tánaiste, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media and the Lord Mayor will view original documents of the time.
These include*
- Handwritten draft by Michael Collins of proposed truce terms.
- Typescript memorandum with the proposed terms of the truce that came into effect on 11 July 1921.
- Typescript copy of deciphered message concerning the acceptance of the truce by Éamon de Valera.
Commenting on the significance of the Truce the Taoiseach said
“The agreement reached here a century ago ended armed hostilities in the War of Independence. The subsequent peace which followed allowed space for negotiations to take place which led to the Anglo Irish Treaty. The Truce was an acknowledgment that peaceful negotiation was the way forward.
It is wonderful to see these original documents of the time brought home to the Mansion House today”.
Also on display are two special stamps issued by An Post** to commemorate the Centenary of the Truce.
Designed by Ger Garland, one shows an excerpt from a letter published in the Belfast News Letter of July 9th, 1921 from the President of Dáil Éireann, Éamon de Valera to British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George. The other stamp features a July 11th 1921 headline from the Irish Bulletin which was the official gazette of the government of the Irish Republic.
Note for Editors:
- Material courtesy of the National Archives. These records and others relating to the Truce of 1921 will be on public display at the National Archives during the month of July. Admission is free.
**The two ‘N’ stamps each priced €1.10 cover standard letter postage to any address on the island of Ireland and are available at main post offices and online at www.anpost.com/shop together with a First Day Cover envelope showing a photograph of Arthur Griffith and Eamon de Valera leaving the Mansion House following lengthy Truce negotiations (courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland).
Further information on the stamps: Anna McHugh, An Post
anna.mchugh@anpost.ie Tel: 086 2530697
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