Irish people - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Descent
On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish People - Descent
On the island of Ireland, most people consider themselves to be descended from a mixture of three broad groups: the nameless, prehistoric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brython: Encyclopedia - Brython
Brython and Brythonic are terms which refer to indigenous, pre-Roman, Celtic inhabitants of the most of the island of Great Britain, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brython: Encyclopedia Ii - Brython - Extent Of Brythonic Territory
The extent of territory of the Brythons or Britons in pre-Roman times is unclear. The Pictish language is unknown and its study is based ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Geography
A ring of coastal mountains surrounds low central plains. The highest peak is Carrauntuohill (Irish: Corrán Tuathail), which is 1041...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Politics
Politically, Ireland is divided into: The Republic of Ireland, with its capital in Dublin. This state is often simply referred to intern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History Since Partition
Ireland - Irish Independence: The Irish Free State Éire Ireland. Main articles: History of the Republic of Ireland, and [[]], and [[]...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Sport
Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular sports in Ireland. Along with Camogie, Ladies' Gaelic football, handball and rounders, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Briton: Encyclopedia - Briton
A Briton, in broad terms, is an inhabitant of the geographical region of Great Britain[1][2][3]. The usage of the term is sensitive in so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington
The Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History
Ireland was mostly ice-covered and joined by land to Britain and Europe during the last ice age. It has been inhabited for about 9,000 ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Infrastructure
Ireland - Transport. Main articles: Transport in Ireland, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Demographics
Ireland has been inhabited for at least 9000 years, although little is known about the neolithic inhabitants of the island. Early histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Culture
Ireland - Literature and the arts. Main articles: Irish literature, and Irish art, and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History
Ireland was mostly ice-covered and joined by land to Britain and Europe during the last ice age, has been inhabited for about 9,000 years...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Sport
Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular sports in Ireland. Along with Camogie, Ladies' Gaelic football, handball and rounders, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Flag Of Ireland
There is no universally agreed flag that represents the island of Ireland. Historically a number of flags were used, including St. Patric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Politics
Politically, Ireland is divided into: The Republic of Ireland, with its capital in Dublin. This state is often simply referred to intern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Culture
Ireland - Literature and the arts. Main articles: Irish literature, and Irish art, and [[{{{3}}}]], and    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Demographics
Ireland has been inhabited for at least 9000 years, although little is known about the neolithic inhabitants of the island. Early histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Geography
A ring of coastal mountains surrounds low central plains. The highest peak is Carrauntuohill (Irish: Corrán Tuathail), which is 1041...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Infrastructure
Ireland - Transport. Main articles: Transport in Ireland, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], an ... See also:Ireland, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - History Since Partition
Ireland - Irish Independence: The Irish Free State Éire Ireland. Main articles: History of the Republic of Ireland, and [[{{{2}}}]], ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Ireland - Flags Of Ireland
There is no universally agreed flag that represents the island of Ireland. Historically a number of flags were used, including St. Patric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Contemporary Immigration
Contemporary immigrants settle very predominantly in seven states: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Mcaleese: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Mcaleese - Background
McAleese was born Mary Patricia Leneghan (Irish: Máire Páidrigín Ní Lionnacháin) on 27th June, 1951 in the Ardoyne, Belfast where sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - Early Life
Michael John "Mick" Collins was born in Sam's Cross, near Clonakilty, in County Cork, Ireland in 1890. Although most biographies list his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Early Life
Born at the Palace of Placentia at Greenwich, Henry was the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Only three of Henry's six sib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Contemporary Immigration
Contemporary immigrants settle very predominantly in seven states: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Cry: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Cry - Examples Of Battle Cries
Battle cry - Intimidating. The Rebel yell, a call taken up by troops fighting on the side of the Confederacy during the American Civil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - P.a. Ó Síocháin: Encyclopedia Ii - P.a. Ó Síocháin - Aran Islands Engagement
In 1952 he acquired a company Galway Bay Products Ltd. from a Dublin client Norman Baillie-Stewart, to develop, market and export hand-kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Irish: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Irish - Popular Theories On Us Usage
Despite the popular theory that the "Black Irish" are descended from survivors of the Spanish Armada, the genetic contributions of this g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Early Life
Born The Honourable Arthur Wesley at either his family's social season Dublin residence, Mornington House, or at his family seat, Dangan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grace O'malley: Encyclopedia Ii - Grace O'malley - Early Life
Grace was born into early 16th century Ireland, when Henry VIII was on the throne of England. Under the policies of the English governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Early Life
Born The Honourable Arthur Wesley at either his family's social season Dublin residence, Mornington House, or at his family seat, Dangan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William De Burgh: Encyclopedia Ii - William De Burgh - Early Career
William apparently arrived in Ireland in 1184 among the retinue of Prince John of England, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aqui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Early Life
Arthur Wesley (later changed to Wellesley when his elder brother changed his surname in 1798) is believed to have been born in either in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steve Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Steve Collins - Professional Career
He won Irish titles at junior heavyweight, light-heavyweight and middleweight as an amateur before turning professional in Massachusetts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Early Life
Born at the Palace of Placentia at Greenwich, Henry was the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Only three of Henry's six sib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington - Trivia
An interesting fact about Wellington is that he shaved twice a day due to rapid growth of facial hair. He was also insistent that he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington - Later Life
Politics beckoned once again in 1819, when Wellington was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance in the Tory government of Lord Liverpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington - Wellington As Soldier
Despite oft cited similarities between Napoleon Bonaparte and Wellington, the strategies and tactics employed by both were diametically o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington - Titles & Honours
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Peerage of the United Kingdom. Baron Douro, of Wellington in the County of Somerset (4 Sept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington - Early Life
Arthur Wesley (later changed to Wellesley when his elder brother changed his surname in 1798) is believed to have been born in either in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington - Napoleonic Wars
It was in the following years that Wellesley undertook the events that made his place in history. Since 1789, France had been embroiled i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Political Issues Surrounding Immigration
Immigration to the United States - Debates over immigration numbers. In recent years a debate has arisen over the effect of high immigr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William De Burgh: Encyclopedia Ii - William De Burgh - Descedants
He was survived by his sons Richard Mor de Burgh (d.1242), Bishop Hubert de Burgh of Limerick (d. 1251), Sheriff William de Burgh (d. 124...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grace O'malley: Encyclopedia Ii - Grace O'malley - Later Life
In the later 16th century English power steadily increased in Ireland and Grace's power was steadily encroached upon. Finally, when two o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Irish: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Irish - Other Uses Of Black Irish
The term has also been used to refer to the offspring of Irish and African slaves in the Caribbean, and many Irish surnames can still be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Historical Immigration
Immigration to the United States - Colonial-era immigration to North America. According to the source, The Source: A Guidebook of Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Historical Immigration
Immigration to the United States - Colonial-era immigration to North America. According to the source, The Source: A Guidebook of Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Laws Concerning Immigration And Naturalization
The first naturalization law in the United States was the 1795 Naturalization Act which restricted citizenship to "free white persons" wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Laws Concerning Immigration And Naturalization
The first naturalization law in the United States was the 1795 Naturalization Act which restricted citizenship to "free white persons" wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Death And Succession
Later in life, Henry was grossly overweight, with a waist measurement of 54 inches (137 cm), and possibly suffered from gout. The well kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Later Years
Henry's only surviving son, the Prince Edward, Duke of Cornwall, was not a healthy child. Therefore, Henry desired to marry once again to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Legacy
In modern times, Henry VIII has become one of the most popular historical kings of the English monarchy. This is mainly based on the comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Style And Arms
Henry VIII was the first English monarch to regularly use the style "Majesty", though the alternatives "Highness" and "Grace" were also u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Mcaleese: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Mcaleese - Presidency
In 1997 McAleese defeated former Taoiseach (prime minister) Albert Reynolds in an internal, party election held to determine the Fianna F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Issue
* Note: Of Henry VIII's reputedly illegitimate children, only the Duke of Richmond and Somerset was formally acknowledged by the King. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Trivia
An interesting fact about Wellington is that he shaved twice a day due to rapid growth of facial hair. He was also insistent that he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Major Acts
At about the same time as his marriage to Jane Seymour, Henry granted his assent to the Laws in Wales Act 1535, which legally annexed Wal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William De Burgh: Encyclopedia Ii - William De Burgh - Alliance With Connacht
In 1200, "Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair went into Munster, to the son of Mac Carthy and William Burke to solicit their aid." This marked ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Mcaleese: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Mcaleese - Council Of State
Mary McAleese - Meetings. Mary McAleese - Presidential appointees. First term Gordon Brett Brian Crowley, MEP Ruth Curtis Christina ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Early Reign
Henry ascended the throne in 1509 upon his father's death. Catherine's father, the Aragonese King Ferdinand II, sought to control England...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - The King's Great Matter
Henry VIII's accession was the first peaceful one England had witnessed in many years; however, the new Tudor dynasty's legitimacy could ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Religious Upheaval
Background Christianity Protestant Reformation Apostolic Succession Roman Catholicism Episcopal structure People Thomas Cranmer Henry VII...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William De Burgh: Encyclopedia Ii - William De Burgh - Death
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1204: "William Burke plundered Connaught, as well churches as territories; but God...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - Sexual Rumours
Collins' sex-life was surrounded by rumour, both during and after his lifetime. Though engaged to Kitty Kiernan, opponents and associates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Death And Succession
Later in life, Henry was grossly overweight, with a waist measurement of 54 inches (137 cm), and possibly suffered from gout. The well kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Later Years
Henry's only surviving son, the Prince Edward, Duke of Cornwall, was not a healthy child. Therefore, Henry desired to marry once again to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Major Acts
At about the same time as his marriage to Jane Seymour, Henry granted his assent to the Laws in Wales Act 1535, which legally annexed Wal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Legacy
In modern times, Henry VIII has become one of the most popular historical kings of the English monarchy. This is mainly based on the comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Style And Arms
Henry VIII was the first English monarch to regularly use the style "Majesty", though the alternatives "Highness" and "Grace" were also u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Titles & Honours
Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington - Peerage of the United Kingdom. Baron Douro, of Wellington in the County of Somerset (4 Septe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Issue
* Note: Of Henry VIII's reputedly illegitimate children, only the Duke of Richmond and Somerset was formally acknowledged by the King. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Religious Upheaval
Background Christianity Protestant Reformation Apostolic Succession Roman Catholicism People Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII Richard Hooker Gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - The King's Great Matter
Henry VIII's accession was the first peaceful one England had witnessed in many years; however, the new Tudor dynasty's legitimacy could ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Wellington As Soldier
Despite oft cited similarities between Napoleon Bonaparte and Wellington, the strategies and tactics employed by both were diametically o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Napoleonic Wars
It was in the following years that Wellesley undertook the events that made his place in history. Since 1789, France had been embroiled i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Later Life
Politics beckoned once again in 1819, when Wellington was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance in the Tory government of Lord Liverpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Titles & Honours
Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington - Peerage of the United Kingdom. Baron Douro, of Wellington in the County of Somerset (4 Septe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Viii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Viii Of England - Early Reign
Henry ascended the throne in 1509 upon his father's death. Catherine's father, the Aragonese King Ferdinand II, sought to control England...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Trivia
An interesting fact about Wellington is that he shaved twice a day due to rapid growth of facial hair. He was also insistent that he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Laws Concerning Immigration And Naturalization
The first naturalization law in the United States was the 1795 Naturalization Act which restricted citizenship to "free white persons" wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Historical Immigration
Immigration to the United States - Colonial-era immigration to North America. According to the source, The Source: A Guidebook of Ameri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Titles & Honours
Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington - Peerage of the United Kingdom. Baron Douro, of Wellington in the County of Somerset (4 Septe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Political Issues Surrounding Immigration
Immigration to the United States - Debates over immigration numbers. In recent years a debate has arisen over the effect of high immigr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Wellington As Soldier
Despite oft cited similarities between Napoleon Bonaparte and Wellington, the strategies and tactics employed by both were diametically o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Trivia
An interesting fact about Wellington is that he shaved twice a day due to rapid growth of facial hair. He was also insistent that he was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Napoleonic Wars
It was in the following years that Wellesley undertook the events that made his place in history. Since 1789, France had been embroiled i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Later Life
Politics beckoned once again in 1819, when Wellington was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance in the Tory government of Lord Liverpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Wellington As Soldier
Despite oft cited similarities between Napoleon Bonaparte and Wellington, the strategies and tactics employed by both were diametically o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Napoleonic Wars
It was in the following years that Wellesley undertook the events that made his place in history. Since 1789, France had been embroiled i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Of Wellington - Later Life
Politics beckoned once again in 1819, when Wellington was appointed Master-General of the Ordnance in the Tory government of Lord Liverpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - Footnotes
Note 1: Most agree that the IRA of 1919–21 had the general sanction of the Irish people and Dáil Éireann to act as the "Army of the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - The Easter Rising
Michael Collins first became well-known during the Easter Rising in 1916. A skilled organiser of considerable intelligence, he was highly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - Minister For Finance
In 1919, the already busy Collins received yet another responsibility when de Valera appointed him to the Aireacht (ministry) as Minister...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - The First Dáil
Like all senior Sinn Féin members, Michael Collins was nominated to seek a seat in the 1918 general election to elect Irish MPs to the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - Collins' Legacy
Michael Collins has gone down in Irish history as one of the great "what might have beens". A man of extraordinary intelligence, incredib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - The Provisional Government
Under the Dáil Constitution adopted in 1919, Dáil Éireann continued to exist. De Valera resigned the presidency and sought re-election...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Collins Irish Leader: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Collins Irish Leader - The Treaty
The negotiations ultimately resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which provided for a new Irish state, named the "Irish Free State" (a lit...   » Read the article