Ireland

Arthur Griffith and his ministers assume seat of government at Dublin Castle

Arthur Joseph Griffith (31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin.

Arthur Griffith is elected Taoiseach

Arthur Griffith was elected as the first head of government, then known as “President of Dáil Éireann,” which is now considered an equivalent position to the Taoiseach.

Anglo Irish Treaty Ratified, creating Free State

Talks between the Republican leadership and the British government led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, with the Irish delegation eventually agreeing to self-governing dominion status for the twenty-six counties in the Irish Free State.

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died

Sir Ernest Shackleton, the renowned Antarctic explorer, died on January 05, 1922. Shackleton is widely celebrated for his leadership and contributions to the “Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration,” during which he led several expeditions to the South Pole and other polar regions.

British give the Irish a deadline to accept or reject the Anglo-Irish treaty

The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and representatives of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence.

Roy McFadden, poet, is born in Belfast, Ireland

Roy McFadden (14 November 1921 – 15 September 1999) was a Northern Irish poet, editor, and lawyer.

Death of John Boyd Dunlop who re-invented the pneumatic tyre from the design of Robert W Thomson.

Poet George Mackay Brown born.

Anglo-Irish negotiations open with Griffith and Collins leading the Irish delegation

SS Rowan sank off the Rhinns of Galloway, near Corsewall Point with, 34 casualties.