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Irish Chair of the Provisional Government Michael Collins in Uniform, 1922. 'After years of bloodshed, a treaty was signed, and in Dublin, a new flag replaced the Union jack. Ireland, save the six counties of Ulster, had become the Irish Free State...The Free State straightway formed its own army, its commander-in-chief, Ireland's fighting hero, Michael Collins'. From "Time To Remember - Sitting Still And Going Slowly", 1922 (Reel 1); review of events in 1922 including Irish Troubles, war between Greece and Turkey and developments in aviation and radio.