What did Michael Collins stand for?

Michael Collins © A soldier and politician who was prominent in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century. He agreed to the partition of Ireland and the creation of the Irish Free State, becoming leader of its provisional government.

Was Michael Collins a nationalist?

He was imprisoned at Frongoch internment camp. Collins became one of the leading figures in Sinn Féin after the Rising. This was a small nationalist party which the British government and the Irish media mistakenly accredited the Rising to.

Was James Connolly a Marxist?

In the 1880s, Connolly became influenced by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx and would later advocate a type of socialism that was based in Marxist theory. Connolly described himself as a socialist, while acknowledging the influence of Marx. He became secretary of the Scottish Socialist Federation.

What did Michael Collins do for Ireland?

Collins was a leader of the original Irish Republican Army (IRA), a guerrilla force that fought British forces to a stalemate during Ireland’s war of independence from 1919 to 1921. He signed a treaty with the British government that granted 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties de facto independence as the Irish Free State.

Was Michael Collins pro or anti treaty?

Collins viewed the treaty as offering “the freedom to achieve freedom”, and persuaded a majority in the Dáil to ratify the treaty. A provisional government was formed under his chairmanship in early 1922 but was soon disrupted by the Irish Civil War, in which Collins was commander-in-chief of the National Army.

Who was Jimmy Mahon?

Jimmy Mahon (1892-) was head of government intelligence of the Irish Free State during the 1920s. He was a veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising as well as the Irish War of Independence, rising from being an Irish Citizen Army typesetter to becoming an IRA officer and later one of Michael Collins’ top lieutenants.

Who was executed after the 1916 rising?

During the Easter Rising he was appointed Commandant-General of the Dublin forces, leading the group that occupied the General Post Office. Unable to stand to during his execution due to wounds received during the Rising, Connolly was executed while sitting down on 12 May 1916.

Was the Easter Rising a success or failure?

As a military campaign the Rising was ultimately a failure but it had an important legacy in that the British response to the event turned the majority of the Irish public away from the idea of Home Rule and towards the concept of a fully independent Irish Republic.

What were Michael Collins last words?

“Forgive them. Bury me in Glasnevin with the boys” – Michael Collins. Ireland’s revolutionary hero is famed for his way with words especially his last, uttered while he continued to fight, despite suffering a fatal wound.

Is Fine Gael right wing?

Ideology and policies. As a political party of the centre-right, Fine Gael has been described as liberal-conservative, Christian-democratic, liberal, conservative, and pro-European, with an ideological base combining elements of cultural conservatism and economic liberalism.

Who won the Irish War of Independence?

Sinn Féin
In the December 1918 election, republican party Sinn Féin won a landslide victory in Ireland. On 21 January 1919 they formed a breakaway government (Dáil Éireann) and declared Irish independence….Irish War of Independence.

Date	21 January 1919 – 11 July 1921 (2 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location	Ireland

When did Ireland became a republic?

It was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the Republic of Ireland Act 1948….Republic of Ireland.

Ireland Éire (Irish)
• Anglo-Irish Treaty	6 December 1921
• 1922 constitution	6 December 1922
• 1937 constitution	29 December 1937
• Republic Act	18 April 1949