Wicklow Library Becomes Home Of The Anglo-Irish Treaty As Exhibition Visits Wicklow.

The Treaty 1921: Records from the Archives exhibition opened last night at the Wicklow Library.

The Treaty 1921: Records from the Archives exhibition opened last night at the Wicklow Library & Archives, where it will stay until the 17 May.  This follows a three-month exhibition at Dublin Castle where the Anglo-Irish Treaty went on public display for the first time. The exhibition marks the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

In addition the papers of Wicklow’s Robert Barton of Glendalough House, who was one of the plenipotentiaries of the treaty, will also feature in the Wicklow element of the exhibition, as well as other local records from the Wicklow County Archives collections.

The exhibition is also accompanied by a series of public talks at the Wicklow County Buildings, and people are asked to book in advance via Eventbrite or via email archives@wicklowcoco.ie:

Dr Cormac Moore: The Anglo-Irish Treaty - 27 April, 7pm: Eventbrite

Sean Murphy: Robert Barton and the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty - 4 May, 7pm: Eventbrite

Lisa Dolan: Wicklow: The War of Independence & Civil War - Military Archives Sources - 11 May, 7pm: Eventbrite