1.+e)+The+Emergence+of+Sinn+Fein

Sinn Fein means 'we ourselves' or 'ourselves'. It began in 1905 by Arthur Griffith. They support Irish nationalism and their members have fought with the Irish Volunteers and the IRB in the Easter Uprising. The British had mistakenly called the Easter Uprising the 'Sinn Fein Rising' which was not correct as the Sinn Fein party had nothing to do with the rising. After the rising, however, many of the members of the uprising joined the Sinn Fein party and public spirit in Irish Nationalism was revived with many people supporting the Sinn Fein party leading it to victory over the Home Rule Party in 1918. The factors that led to the popularity of the Sinn Fein party are firstly the publics revival in republicanism after the executions of the Easter Uprising members, the reorganisation of the party in 1917 and by the party's opposition to conscription for World War I. The The Sinn Fein party named themselves after their victorious election the Dail Eireann (Parliament of Ireland) and claimed themselves to be the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
 * The Emergence of Sinn Fein **

The Sinn Fein party supported the IRA through the War of Independence and in 1919 the British saw the Sinn Fein (Dail) as waging war against England and hence declared the party illegal. Irish Volunteers were officially known as the IRA.

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