{"id":24834,"date":"2022-01-16T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24834"},"modified":"2022-01-19T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T17:44:13","slug":"ireland-marks-centenary-of-british-handover-of-dublin-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24834","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Marks Centenary Of British Handover Of Dublin Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin with other dignitaries during a ceremony at Dublin Castle to 100 years since the handover of Dublin Castle (PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ireland on Sunday marked 100 years since the handover of Dublin Castle by British forces, in a ceremony attended by Irish and UK dignitaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a ceremony in Dublin Castle, the Republic marked the centenary of the deeply symbolic event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transfer of power in Dublin Castle, the seat of British power in Ireland for centuries, came following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actual handover of power to the Irish Provisional Government 100 years ago was a low-key, hurried affair that was the culmination of years of war and revolution in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also came following the partition of the island and the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin, as well as T\u00e1naiste Leo Varadkar, were among those in attendance on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Higgins was greeted by a Defense Forces guard of honor as he arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event, which was held at the same time as the events of 100 years ago, was also attended by UK Ambassador in Ireland Paul Johnston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ireland is coming towards of the end of a so-called \u201cdecade of centenaries\u201d, which have seen the events leading up to Irish independence remembered and publicly discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the months to come, Ireland will also remember the civil war, which was sparked by divisions over the contents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Taoiseachs Bertie Ahern and Enda Kenny attended on Sunday, as well as former presidents Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinn F\u00e9in leader Mary Lou McDonald also attended the ceremonial event, which was broadcast live on national broadcaster RT\u00c9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event saw a narrated account of the transfer of power read by actor Phelim Drew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the ceremony, President Higgins unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion in 1922.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, in a short address shortly before the Irish tricolor was hoisted in Dublin Castle, Mr Martin said: \u201cAs we honor the achievements of the revolutionary generation, we do so with pride that the state they helped to create is entering its second century of independent, democratic government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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