Dr Ivan Gibbons is a lecturer in Modern Irish and British history specialising in the relationship between the British Labour Party and Ireland. He was lecturer and MA and BA Programme Director in Irish Studies at St Mary’s University. He is the author of The British Labour Party and the Establishment of the Irish Free State (2015) and Drawing the Line: The Irish Border in British Politics (2018).

‘An excellent exposition of how the border came into existence… a short, very readable and clear overview.’—Times Literary Supplement; ‘…notable for [its] attention to detail.’ —Financial Times; ‘an accessible, well-written concise history of partition’ –History Ireland.

• Preface // ixIntroduction // 11. Ireland at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century // 152. The Third Home Rule Act and the First World War // 303. The Government of Ireland Act 1920 // 454. The Anglo-Irish Treaty // 595. The Politics of the Irish Boundary Commission // 956. The Recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission // 957. Aftermath // 122Suggested Further Reading // 151Chronology // 154Dramatis Personae // 156Index // 162