The 1918 Election & The First Dail 1919 and the Year that Followed (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Date of 1918 General Election
Date of 1918 General Election
14 December 1918
Voting age for men under 1918 Act
Voting age for men under 1918 Act
All men over 21
Voting age for women under 1918 Act
Voting age for women under 1918 Act
Women over 30 with property qualifications
Sinn Féin's abstentionism policy
Sinn Féin's abstentionism policy
Refuse seats in British Parliament, convene own parliament
Two leaders of Sinn Féin in 1918
Two leaders of Sinn Féin in 1918
Éamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith
Sinn Féin seats won in 1918 election
Sinn Féin seats won in 1918 election
73 out of 105 seats
IPP seats won in 1918 election
IPP seats won in 1918 election
Only 6 seats
Date First Dáil Éireann established
Date First Dáil Éireann established
21 January 1919
Location of First Dáil meeting
Location of First Dáil meeting
Mansion House, Dublin
Number of TDs present at first Dáil
Number of TDs present at first Dáil
27 Sinn Féin TDs
What Declaration of Independence asserted
What Declaration of Independence asserted
Ireland is a sovereign nation, separate from UK
Purpose of Message to Free Nations
Purpose of Message to Free Nations
Seeking international recognition for Irish independence
What Democratic Programme outlined
What Democratic Programme outlined
Social justice, workers' rights, wealth redistribution
Event at Soloheadbeg, 21 Jan 1919
Event at Soloheadbeg, 21 Jan 1919
IRA ambushed RIC patrol, start of War of Independence
Dates of Irish War of Independence
Dates of Irish War of Independence
1919-1921