Civil War
Leads the Free State government as the Civil War ends and constitutional administration consolidates.
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1923 in Ireland
Explore 7 historical events and records for Ireland in 1923.
Historical records for Ireland in 1923
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September
League of Nations Membership
Represents an Irish government that secures admission of the Irish Free State to the League of Nations.
November
Birth of Tomas O'Fiaich
Tomás Ó Fiaich is born in County Armagh and later becomes an Irish-language scholar, Archbishop of Armagh and cardinal.
December
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for inspired poetry expressing the spirit of Ireland.
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Eamon de Valera
Arrested by the Irish Free State, 1923-1924
Free State
Arrested by the Irish Free State, 1923-1924
Saint Joan New York Premiere
George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan premiered in New York, interpreting Joan of Arc's trial and death through political and religious debate.
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