partition of Ireland

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The partition of Ireland was the 1921 division of the island into Northern Ireland, which remained within the United Kingdom, and what became the Irish Free State, laying the groundwork for the modern political border between Ireland and the UK.

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British–Irish relations → hasHistoricalRootIn → partition of Ireland →

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Anglo-Irish Treaty → providedFor → partition of Ireland →

Truce of 11 July 1921 → relatedTo → partition of Ireland →

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