“No future for Ireland under the heel of England”:
Sinn Fein’s Voice of Revolution
Is Violence a Justified Means For Independence?
This project explores Sinn Fein’s answer to this question during the Irish Revolution (1912-23) through the analysis of three pamphlets published before the Civil War (1922-23). Focusing primarily on the party’s position leading up to the fracture in 1921, these documents demonstrate the evocative nature of the propaganda and the evolution of Sinn Fein’s message throughout the revolution.
Sinn Fein’s Voice Through the Years
1909
Only four years after its inception, Sinn Fein had an evocative message for the people of Ireland. Published before the 1916 Easter Rising, the pamphlet reveals the ideas that became the foundation of Sinn Fein.
1918
Two years after the ‘16 Rising, Sinn Fein is renewing itself. Eamon De Valera’s election in 1917 as the party’s leader marked a new age. De Valera would be the party’s leader until his resignation in 1926.
1920
In the midst of the War for Independence, and in a post-war political atmosphere, Sinn Fein’s vision is clear: a united, independent Ireland. This pamphlet demonstrates the party’s ideology before the detrimental fracture and consequential Civil War.
