Oh forgot this piece of complete and utter Bullshit from you Jim:

"This led to a vicious civil war in Ireland, not over whether she should have remained a British colony, but rather, whether the six counties should have been signed away in the first place.
Britain, because of its partitioning of Ireland, bears full responsibility for all the violence that has taken place here."

First bit rather like Hamas and Fatah isn't it. De Valera put Collins in an impossible position then shat all over him - My opinion Eamon De valera wasn't fit to lick Collin's boots. Britain did not partition Ireland as can be seen from my post above what came into being was a UNITED Ireland, but the six counties making up Northern Ireland had an opt out clause whiich THEY chose to exercise - THEY CHOSE Jim, got that!! Nothing whatsoever to do with Britain, the people of Northern Ireland through their legal and duly appointed representatives made the decision.