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Manning, Haydon

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“…While in 1932, a publisher promoting a novel about the Irish Volunteers could ascribe John Redmond the dubious role of the Mirabeau of the Irish revolution, the memory of the former IPP leader had seemed to benefit in these years from the absorption of his son into the Treatyite party. 245 One side, at least, of the old Sinn MacDermot was determined that the Government clarify whether the state was to remain in the Commonwealth or not. 2 Although he did not personally desire it, he almost dared the Government to declare a republic rather than dangling it in front of the people.…”

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The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland, 1922-1949

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2020

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This book provides the first detailed analysis of the influence of former Irish Parliamentary Party members and methods in independent Ireland and the place of the party’s leaders in public memory. Previous studies of the party have concluded with its dramatic fall in 1918 and shown little interest in the fate of its members thereafter. This study uses biographical data to provide the first statistical analysis of the Irish Party heritage of each political party in the independent Irish state established in 1922. Utilising a wealth of archival material, contemporary and critical writings, it asks how former Irish Party followers reacted to the changed circumstances of independent Ireland. One chapter undertakes a case study of the Irish National League, arguing that this organisation founded and led by former MPs effectively constituted a ‘legacy party’. Analysis of party politics is complemented by scrutiny of the practice of commemoration to ask how the Irish Party was remembered in a state founded on the sacrifice of the Easter Rising. This study therefore highlights significant features in the evolution of the party’s public memory and sheds new light on how figures such as Charles Stewart Parnell, John Redmond and Michael Davitt were remembered.

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The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland, 1922-1949

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2020

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“…Gwynn was more positive in his appraisal of de Valera's time as leader of Fianna Fáil, but still feared the possibility of IRA revolution in the 1930s 244. ConclusionWhile in 1932, a publisher promoting a novel about the Irish Volunteers could ascribe John Redmond the dubious role of the Mirabeau of the Irish revolution, the memory of the former IPP leader had seemed to benefit in these years from the absorption of his son into the Treatyite party 245. One side, at least, of the old SinnFéin grouping was now free to respect the man who had brought Ireland to the brink of home rule.…”

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The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Independent Ireland, 1922-1949

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2019

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This study provides the first detailed analysis of the influence and persistence of Irish Party individuals, organisations and political culture in independent Ireland (1922-49). While many former followers remained disillusioned, others re-entered politics and won election to Dáil Éireann; the number of TDs with Irish Party heritage in the early Dáils is highlighted here for the first time. Previous scholarship has focussed on the enduring primacy of the Civil War divide; this thesis highlights the persistence of home rule loyalty in the Free State and the effects this had on the development of party politics. This includes special focus on the neo-Redmondite National League party; the Home Rule-tinged leadership of the Centre Party, the invocation of the Land League legacy, and the reasons why those from Home Rule backgrounds made the often difficult transition into the Treatyite fold. Many have noted the effects of proportional representation and multi-seat constituencies on the nature of Irish politics; yet, constituency brokerage served a key function of the IPP. This thesis suggests that the persistence of the IPP's roles and methods was not confined merely to those from party backgrounds; it informed the political culture of independent Ireland, highlighting continuities between preand post-independence Ireland. The late Irish Party led by John Redmond clearly saw itself as the successor of Parnell; however, this inheritance was not seen in such simple terms in the memory of post-Rising Ireland. John Redmond was not completely forgotten in the years after this death as the depth of Irish Party loyalty in the Free State demonstrated. However, this study illustrates how the cleavages of contemporary politics and the commemorative priorities of an Irish state established on the sacrifice of 1916 saw Parnell and the agrarian radicalism of the early Irish Party privileged over the Redmondite party in the state's public memory.

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