100 Years Ago 

100 Years Ago – 16 January 1922

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16 January 1922

David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, returned back to the UK from France and confirmed that the draft of an Anglo-Belgian defensive treaty had been signed.

The Peace Treaty between the United Kingdom and Ireland was ratified in Dublin, with a Provisional Government being established.

The strike of railwaymen in Dublin was postponed for a week to allow time for further talks.