Sinn Féin Essays

used forms of terrorism in trying to accomplish their objectives. The IRA got its start in Ireland in 1919 as the Irish Volunteers. This organization has been around in one form or another since that time. The original IRA, as the military arm of Sinn Fein, fought a guerilla war against British forces in Northern Ireland in hopes of rejoining Ireland as part of the Catholic state. (Roy 1991). Over the years this organization devolved into many different groups. Currently there are the Real IRA, The

Examining the alternatives to the partition of Ireland suggests that it was the correct course of action, as the alternatives could have had far greater consequences (Kauffman 128). Firstly, Britain could have granted Home Rule to a united Ireland and forced the Ulster Unionists into submission (Kauffman 128). However, this creates several issues, primarily that this would have created more violence. As in Ulster, they had created a Volunteer Fighting Force, which by 1914 had 85,000 to 90,000 members

Darrius Jackson Professor Origill Western Civilization 11/19/2014 Voltaire's wrote Candide to show his view on how society and class, religion, warfare, and the idea of progress. Voltaire was a deist and he believed in religious equality, he wrote Candide to attack all aspects of its social structure by satirizing religion, society and social order by showing his hypocrisy. Voltaire was a prominent figure during the enlightenment era. Although he was not a typical enlightenment writer at his

The Irish War of Independence was fought from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army and the British security forces in Ireland. This became like an Irish civil war. Innocent people get involved in a war and conflict that they have nothing to do with. For much of 1919, the IRA continued making raids and ambushes on the British Army barracks. Also, attacks on civilians came from the RIC with recruits from Britain. The theme of this story is that, when there is there a war, it changes people

This essay is about sixteenth century Ireland and the barriers that prevented a reform from happening. The three major barriers that kept Ireland from reforming in the 16th century was religion and native lords of Ireland and the instability of government in Ireland. Both religion and the people of Ireland prevented many kings and queens from being able to control Ireland. Well the instability was the fault of the parliament and king or queen during the time. There were four kings and queens of England

A little-known fact about the Irish Civil War is the number of casualties. Experts estimate that as few as 1,500 people died (Dorney, 2012). While that may not seem like many deaths for a war, it is important to keep in mind that all the dead soldiers are all from the same country. No matter the death toll, war is a waste of valuable human life. There are many books and stories about war and its terrors. One such story is "The Sniper." Liam O'Flaherty wrote "The Sniper" about the Irish Civil

In 1971 the Ulster Defence Association, who was “an umbrella group for a variety of loyalist groups”, was founded. It became the largest loyalist paramilitary organisation of Northern Ireland with tens of thousands of members at its peak. While the UDA claimed to shield unionist communities from republican paramilitaries’ attacks the reality was far off as the UDA was involved in hundreds of murders during the Troubles while using the Ulster Freedom Fighters as a cover name. In 1992 the British government

The protagonist in a civil war “The Sniper” is a story about two brothers fighting during a civil war. One of them is Republican, group of Irish people who want the Northern Ireland to be a part of the Republic of Ireland and separate from the UK, and the other sniper being Free Staters, who want the Northern Ireland to be independent from UK and Republic of Ireland. This Irish civil war took place in Dublin, Ireland around 1922. The Republican sniper is the protagonist. The protagonist

This essay will examine the centenary commemoration of the 1916 rising with particular focus placed on the RTE television series Rebellion.1 An analysis of this drama will allow this essay to examine the manner in which the anniversary of the rising contributes to contemporary Irish identity. The Easter Rising is a rebellion which took place between the 24th and 30th of April 1916 and resulted in 450 deaths including the execution of the fifteen leaders of the rebellion. The rising itself consisted

William Butler Yeats was a phenomenal poet who won the Noble Prize in 1923. He was a poet who had a lasting impact on his nation and national literature Yeats identified as an Irishman and it’s safe to say that identity reflected upon his writing. William’s wide range of styles and subjects impacted the changing world he once inhabited. He was an influence for the writers who came after him. William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 13th, 1865. He was the son of an Irish painter

The Easter Rebellion was a six-day armed insurrection during Easter week in 1916 mounted by Irish republicans to end the British rule in Ireland. Easter 1916 was the first personal approached poem written by Yeats in response to the failed uprising of Irish nationalists. While he expressed concern about the violent rebellion against the British, he was angered at the execution of the Irish leaders, who he believe had sacrificed themselves for Irish independence. Easter 1916 was written with Yeats’

The Irish Rebellion started for a multitude of reasons, beginning with the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The Rebellion was started by the failure of the English government in Ireland to help the Irish elite in the beginning of the Elizabethan regime. Before the Elizabethan regime, the Irish population was divided into the "Old Irish", and the “Old English”. Those who were the descendants of Norman settlers. By the seventeenth century, the cultural divide was miniscule between these groups. Especially

A “Republican sniper” is lying on a rooftop surveying the area ( O’Flaherty par 1). He is fighting in an unknown places civil war versus the “ Republicans and the Free Staters” (O'Flaherty 1). He lit a cigarette which alerted the enemy to where he was. This initiated a gun fight between him and an unknown identity sniper. The Republican sniper was hit in his arm by a bullet. After some impromptu first aid he faked his death. When the other sniper thought he was dead he shot the other sniper. Moving

The Easter Rising of 1916 was a war for independence between the British and the Irish, specifically the IRA the Irish decided to start the rebellion when the British were in world war II. The British then sent a surplus of troops to Dublin in order to put an end to the Rebellion.In 1914 WWI broke out, Britain was pre-occupied battling Germany, Bulgaria and Hungary. The IRA and the Irish volunteers had decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to start their rebellion. In 1914, the British

I have selected to write about document number one The Fenian Manifesto 1867. It was proclaimed during the unsuccessful Fenian Rising in 1867 by the Provisional Government as they styled themselves. It is often viewed as merely another failed attempt at physical force rebellion in Ireland. 50 years before Easter 1916 when a new rising would take place and an all new proclamation would be declared, it was used as a template for what not to do when planning a rising. Six years after this final rising

This essay illustrates how and why ideas about the past were used by Irish nationalists between 1800 and 1915 to justify their political cause. In examples of political nationalism, the Catholic emancipation campaign, the repeal of the Act of Union, and Daniel O’Connell’s memorial at Glasnevin are analysed. Concerning cultural nationalism, the essay examines Thomas Davis and the Young Ireland movement, the Neolithic site of Newgrange, George Petrie, and finally, the language and literary revivals

Countess Constance Markiweicz was Irish Sinn Fein, Fianna Fail politician, suffragette, revolutionary nationalist, socialist, and a kind hearted women. To her,“The Easter Rebellion was a failed rebellion”, and yet, she did not regret partaking in the horrific rebellion. Constance Gore-Booth was born on the 4th of feb, 1868, in London. The Countess was born protestant, and into a wealthy estate of which her farther, Sir Henry Gore-Booth owned. Her family was famous for their kindness towards their

War. Over 200,000 Irishman fought in the war, in several theatres and either 30,000 to 49,000 died. When World War I ended Sinn Fein won the Irish general election of 1918. As this all came about it was when Ireland was coming up for election again and Sinn Fein’s campaign ending up winning majority of the votes. However, by 1918, under its new leader Éamon de Valera, Sinn Fein had come to

Throughout the years it’s often quoted that “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter”. The characteristics that define terrorists are if an organisation is attacking specific groups, committing violence, wanting to change government policies and they do not form part of the government structure. The Irish Republican Army covered all these characteristics, in 1972 the IRA set off 22 bombs in Belfast within a space of an hour. The IRA also declared that their fight was not aimed at

There are lots of advantages as well as disadvantages entailed with how the first past the post works. A major advantage of the first past the post system is how simple and straightforward it is for the constituents, as well as people around the world to understand it. For example, in the general election in the UK, Natalie McGarry was elected the MP for the Glasgow East constituency because she gained more votes than the other candidate did, by 56.9% of the votes, which is very simple to understand