In May 1923, the Irish Civil War officially ended when the Anti-Treaty IRA called a ceasefire and ordered its fighters to dump their arms. The war, which had lasted nearly a year, had caused thousands of deaths and left deep scars on Irish society. The end of the war marked the consolidation of the Irish Free State and the beginning of a period of political stability, but the divisions of the Civil War would persist for generations.

The end of the Civil War is a subject of weary relief in Irish poetry, with writers reflecting on the costs of the conflict. The war's end is often contrasted with the ideals of the Easter Rising, creating a sense of disillusionment. The poetry of the period reflects the trauma of the Civil War, a theme that would persist in Irish literature for decades, as writers grappled with the legacy of division.