1917 - Important Context (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Years Second Sinn Féin emerged
Years Second Sinn Féin emerged
1916-1918
Founder of original Sinn Féin (1905)
Founder of original Sinn Féin (1905)
Arthur Griffith
Original SF policy on independence
Original SF policy on independence
Dual monarchy (limited independence, shared monarch)
SF president from 1917
SF president from 1917
Éamon de Valera
Year SF became leading voice of Irish nationalism
Year SF became leading voice of Irish nationalism
1918
Arthur Griffith's birth year & city
Arthur Griffith's birth year & city
1871, Dublin
Why SF gained credibility after Easter Rising
Why SF gained credibility after Easter Rising
Wrongly blamed by British for organising it
Winner, East Clare by-election, July 1917
Winner, East Clare by-election, July 1917
Éamon de Valera
Winner, South Longford by-election, May 1917
Winner, South Longford by-election, May 1917
Joseph McGuinness
McGuinness's campaign slogan
McGuinness's campaign slogan
Put him in to get him out
Thomas Ashe's death date
Thomas Ashe's death date
25 September 1917
How Thomas Ashe died
How Thomas Ashe died
Force-feeding during hunger strike
Thomas Ashe's funeral date
Thomas Ashe's funeral date
30 September 1917
Date of SF Ard Fheis (party conference)
Date of SF Ard Fheis (party conference)
25 October 1917
SF policy on British Parliament seats
SF policy on British Parliament seats
Abstentionism - refuse to take seats