... was formed "for the preservation and cultivation of our national pastimes, and for providing amusements for the Irish people during their leisure hours". The most important cultural association, however, was founded in 1893 and was known as the Gaelic League. Its founders were the academics, Douglas Hyde, Eoin MacNeill and the Rev. Eugene O" Gowrey. The League was dedicated to the "de ... Redmond and his Home Rule Party were to gain great influence in this organisation. In the same eventful year of 1913, a third militia was formed. The Irish Citizens" Army was founded and led by sociali...

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... seems clear that the violence and attitudes of people in Northern Ireland "is fed by the fears of two minority groups"1. Current attitudes in Northern Ireland are heavily founded on this historical oppression and infighting ,fuelled by conflicting interpretations however, to answer this question I will look not only at this history but (through use and analysis of source evidence ... ...

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The Fenians were an Irish nationalist organization founded in the US that encouraged revolutionary activity to overthrow British rule in Ireland. To do that they basically caused trouble for the British, hence burning down colonies, and doing basically ... ...

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... period saw the moderating influence of William Cosgrove and the restoration of law and order by Minister for Home Affairs O"Higgins (assassinated 1927)1932 saw de Valera's Fianna Fail Party (founded 1926) come to power, gradually breaking links with Britain - for example, the abandoning of the Oath of Allegiance in 1933, restricting the role of the Governor General, the withdrawal of ... ...

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... questioned Sinn Fein's abstentionist policy (because of the Oath to the British Monarchy) that left them in the political wilderness. This caused a split in Sinn Fein and de Valera eventually founded Fianna Fail in 1926. In the 1932 general election Fianna Fail won 72 seats and with the help of Labour and Independents de Valera formed his first Fianna Fail government ... ...

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... island became officially governed by London and Westminster. During the next century, several movements sprang up to push for a more independent Ireland. One of them, called the "Home Rule" movement, founded in the 1870's, pushed for the establishment of a separate Irish parliament to govern domestic affairs. Through the early 20th century, Home Rule became the focus of political debate. It drew ... ...

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