Dave - sorry to disagree with you but the whole reason the Civil War in Ireland occurred was the hypocrite DeValera did not agree to the terms of the Treaty which Mick Collins and others had signed. He had sent Collins to negotiate and the man got the best deal that was available at the time. Dev on the other hand having had previous "secret" talks with Lloyd George, knew very well that the British Government would not agree to an Irish Republic of 32 counties and so sent Collins to be the sacrificial goat. The fact that Dev later took government and because president shows something about the brass neck of the man.