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| 1921, May 13 |
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| Elections: In the north the Government of Ireland Act was generally accepted and the new system went into effect. In Southern Ireland the Sinn Fein won 124 out of 128 seats. | 1 |
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| June 28 |
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| The parliament for Southern Ireland was opened, but only the four delegates not members of the Sinn Fein attended. The Sinn Feiners declared themselves the dáil Eireann and rejected the settlement proposed. | 2 |
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| July 11 |
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| Britain established a truce with Sinn Fein that was rejected by the dáil (Aug. 23). | 3 |
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| July 14–21 |
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| Conferences of De Valera and Sir James Craig (representing Northern Ireland) with Lloyd George and other British representatives. De Valera rejected offers of dominion status for Ireland. | 4 |
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| Oct. 11–Dec. 6 |
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| Second conference with the British leaders; De Valera did not attend, and the negotiations for the Sinn Fein were conducted by Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. | 5 |
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| Dec. 6 |
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| The IRISH REPRESENTATIVES SIGNED A TREATY with the British government which granted Ireland dominion status as the Irish Free State (Northern Ireland retained the right of keeping the existing arrangement). | 6 |
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| Dec. 8 |
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| De Valera denounced the settlement made by Griffith. | 7 |
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