Great image from Illustrated London News of the Dáil in session as it votes 64 to 57 to accept the Treaty 100 years ago today, 7 January 1922. Directly below the chandelier, a distraught Éamon de Valera can be seen with head in hands. pic.twitter.com/Y09gr2XEXe
— Cormac Moore (@cormacmoore) January 7, 2022
And well he might.
Meanwhile…
Via Pearse Museum
Mrs. Pearse (right) among female TDs denouncing the treaty…..
Name those TDs, anyone?