“The Irish National Assembly (Session of 1910)”

Title“The Irish National Assembly (Session of 1910)”
Year for Search1905
AuthorsDavitt, Michael(1846-1906)
Secondary TitleIndependent Review
Volume / Edition5.19
Pagination284-298
Date PublishedApril 1905
KeywordsIrish author, Male author
Annotation

Written as a report of the first independent Irish National Assembly and the radical reforms it put in place, including the establishment of a secular national university, nationalization of the railways, and land reform. Much of the text is on England’s treatment of Ireland and the Catholic Church’s attempts to stop the independence movement.

Holding Institutions

NLI

Author Note

The author (1846-1906) was a prominent Irish Republican activist and exponent of land reform.

Full Text

1905 Davitt, Michael (1846-1906). “The Irish National Assembly (Session of 1910).” Independent Review 5.19 (April 1905): 284-298. CU, NLS, Bod

Written as a report of the first independent Irish National Assembly and the radical reforms it put in place, including the establishment of a secular national university, nationalization of the railways, and land reform. Much of the text is on England’s treatment of Ireland and the Catholic Church’s attempts to stop the independence movement. The author was a prominent Irish Republican activist and exponent of land reform.