What did Winston Churchill offer Eamon De Valera in World War 2?

Answer 1

Winston Churchill asked De Valera to join Britain in the war against Germany. In return Churchhill promised that Northern Ireland would be united with Southern Ireland . Devalera refused to sacrifice his people, after all enough Irish blood had been spilled fighting England for 700 years plus two Irish famines caused by Britain--Why fight for them now?-- A bit of a poisoned chalice anyway.But despite this thousands of Irishmen (North and South ) volunteered and died. All this took place just 20 years after Ireland had fought a bloody war for independence from Britain It is worth noting that there was no military conscription in Northern Ireland (where the bedsheets are Union Jacks), then or since. Churchhill when refused, threatened to invade Southern Ireland ( a sovereign state) under the excuse that it was now a security threat. Britain had already full use of all the sea and airports in Northern Ireland anyway. Despite all this S. Ireland did unofficially give Britain support e.g the use of Irish Airspace helpfull when looking for U-Boats in coastal waters and enemy planes.