▁them ▁joint ly ▁with ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁the ▁South ). ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁– ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cab inet ▁agre es ▁that ▁Storm ont ▁Castle ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁permanent ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁H ouses ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁ 7 ▁September ▁– ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁summ ons ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁at ▁In ver ness ▁to ▁discuss ▁an ▁independent ▁Ireland ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ 8 ▁September ▁– ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ' s ▁final ▁offer ▁is ▁delivered ▁to ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era . ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁is ▁invited ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁propos als ▁which ▁would ▁grant ▁limited ▁so vere ig nt y ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁– ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁selects ▁five ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁agreement ▁with ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁in ▁London , ▁including ▁Michael ▁Collins ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Griff ith . ▁ 8 ▁October ▁– ▁the ▁Irish ▁deleg ation ▁leaves ▁for ▁London ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁Tre aty . ▁ 9 ▁October ▁– ▁large ▁crow ds ▁gre et ▁the ▁Irish ▁deleg ation ▁at ▁E ust on ▁Station ▁in ▁London . ▁Griff ith ▁tells ▁the ▁crowd ▁that ▁de ▁Val era ▁will ▁not ▁travel ▁to ▁London . ▁ 6 ▁December ▁– ▁agreement ▁is ▁reached ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁main ▁points ▁include ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁within ▁the ▁Commonwealth , ▁an ▁O ath ▁of ▁Al leg iance ▁to ▁the