Cumann Na nGaedheal (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards

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The 1923 Election, The Army Mutiny and Threats to the State
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1923 Irish Free State election date

27 August 1923

Leader of Cumann na nGaedheal in 1923

W.T. Cosgrave

Leader of Sinn Féin in 1923

Éamon de Valera

Cumann na nGaedheal seats won in 1923

63 seats

Sinn Féin seats won in 1923

44 seats

Sinn Féin action after 1923 election

Abstained from taking seats in Dáil

Cumann na nGaedheal campaign platform 1923

Stability, law, and order

Date of Army Mutiny

March 1924

Leaders of 1924 Army Mutiny

Liam Tobin and Charles Dalton

Mutineers' group name in 1924

Old IRA

Kevin O'Higgins' role during Army Mutiny

Minister for Home Affairs

Who resigned after Army Mutiny

Richard Mulcahy, Minister for Defence

Army Mutiny result for Free State govt

Strengthened authority, consolidated power

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