▁Crown , ▁and ▁ret ention ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁naval ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁certain ▁ports . ▁December ▁– ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ▁acc uses ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁London ▁of ▁having ▁ignored ▁its ▁instructions . ▁Arthur ▁Griff ith ▁acc uses ▁de ▁Val era ▁of ▁knowing ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁Republic ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁achieved . ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁– ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁accepts ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁Ag re ement . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁also ▁votes ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁majority . ▁Beth any ▁Home ▁established ▁in ▁Dublin ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁Protest ant ▁un mar ried ▁moth ers , ▁reform ed ▁prost it utes ▁and ▁those ▁conv icted ▁of ▁pet ty ▁off ences . ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁literature ▁ 6 ▁January ▁– ▁George ▁Sh iels ' ▁play ▁Bed m ates ▁is ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Theatre , ▁Dublin . ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁– ▁Ter ence ▁Mac Sw ine y ' s ▁play ▁The ▁Revolution ist ▁( set ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ) ▁has ▁its ▁stage ▁premi ere ▁post hum ously ▁at ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Theatre . ▁His ▁writ ings ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁are ▁collected ▁from ▁Irish ▁Fre edom ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 1 2 ) ▁and ▁published ▁this ▁year ▁also . ▁George ▁Moore ▁publish es ▁the ▁novel ▁Hel o ise ▁and ▁Ab el ard . ▁L . ▁A . ▁G . ▁Str ong ▁publish es ▁the ▁poetry ▁Dublin ▁Days