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Gaelic for ‘ourselves’ or ‘we ourselves’. Political party in Ireland and it is the only party that is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith as the result of a continuing movement to unite the Irish nationalists during that time.

During the Easter Rising in 1916 Sinn Féin played a minor role and did not actively take part in the demonstrations. Yet it was connected with the Rising in the public opinion and gained more sympathy by the Irish people because of the unnecessarily violent actions of the British troops. Later that year, Éamon de Valera who took part in the Rising and survived the successive executions afterwards, took over the leadership of the party from Griffith.

In 1918, during the first elections after the universal suffrage, Sinn Féin rose to become the most important political party in Ireland. One year later, 27 of its members gathered in Dublin, not in Westminster, and claimed to be the transitory Irish Parliament (Dáil Eireann) with de Valera as president. With this act, the separation of Ireland had become very pressing.

In the following Anglo-Irish War (1919-1921) Sinn Féin sided with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and became divided in the ensuing debates over the Anglo-Irish Treaty that ended the war. Éamon de Valera and his fellow anti-treaty members left the party and founded a new one, the Fianna Fáil, in 1926. They did not want to pledge the oath of allegiance to England and remain a dominion of the Empire but were in favor of a completely independent Irish state.

Even though this split meant a huge loss of votes for Sinn Féin, the party exists until today. Currently, it is the second largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth largest party in the Dáil Eireann in the Republic of Ireland.

Sources

Maurer, Michael. Kleine Geschichte Englands. Bonn: bpb, 2007.

Sturm, Roland. "Vier Nationen im United Kingdom." Länderbericht Großbritannien. Ed. H. Kastendiek / R. Sturm. Bonn: bpb, 2006. Seiten??

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-''Sinn Féin'' (‘ourselves’ or ‘we ourselves’) is a left-wing political party in Ireland and it is the only party that is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith as the result of a continuing movement to unite the Irish nationalists during that time.
+Gaelic for ‘ourselves’ or ‘we ourselves’. Political party in Ireland and it is the only party that is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith as the result of a continuing movement to unite the Irish nationalists during that time.
-During the [[Easter Rising]] in 1916 ''Sinn Féin'' played a minor role and did not actively take part in the demonstrations. Yet it was connected with the Rising in the public opinion and gained more sympathy by the Irish people because of the unnecessarily violent actions of the British troops. Later that year, Éamon de Valera who took part in the Rising and survived the successive executions afterwards, took over the leadership of the party from Griffith.
+During the [[Easter Rising]] in 1916 Sinn Féin played a minor role and did not actively take part in the demonstrations. Yet it was connected with the Rising in the public opinion and gained more sympathy by the Irish people because of the unnecessarily [[First Bloody Sunday|violent actions]] of the British troops. Later that year, Éamon de Valera who took part in the Rising and survived the successive executions afterwards, took over the leadership of the party from Griffith.
-In 1918, during the first elections after the universal suffrage, ''Sinn Féin'' rose to become the most important political party in Ireland. One year later, 27 of its members gathered in Dublin, not in Westminster, and claimed to be the transitory Irish Parliament (''Dáil Eireann'') with de Valera as president. With this act, the separation of Ireland was inevitable.
+In 1918, during the first elections after the universal suffrage, Sinn Féin rose to become the most important political party in Ireland. One year later, 27 of its members gathered in Dublin, not in Westminster, and claimed to be the transitory Irish Parliament (''Dáil Eireann'') with de Valera as president. With this act, the separation of Ireland had become very pressing.
-In the following [[Anglo-Irish War]] (1919-1921) Sinn Féin sided with the Irish Republican Army ([[IRA]]) and became divided in the ensuing debates over the Anglo-Irish Treaty that ended the war. Éamon de Valera and his fellow anti-treaty members left the party and founded a new one, the ''Fianna Fáil'', in 1926. They did not want to pledge the oath of allegiance to England and remain a dominion of the Empire but were in favor of a completely independent Irish state.
+In the following [[Anglo-Irish War]] (1919-1921) Sinn Féin sided with the Irish Republican Army ([[IRA]]) and became divided in the ensuing debates over the Anglo-Irish Treaty that ended the war. Éamon de Valera and his fellow anti-treaty members left the party and founded a new one, the Fianna Fáil, in 1926. They did not want to pledge the oath of allegiance to England and remain a dominion of the Empire but were in favor of a completely independent Irish state.
-Even though this split meant a huge loss of votes for ''Sinn Féin'', the party exists until today. Currently, it is the second largest party in the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and the fourth largest party in the ''Dáil Eireann'' in the Republic of Ireland.
+Even though this split meant a huge loss of votes for Sinn Féin, the party exists until today. Currently, it is the second largest party in the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] and the fourth largest party in the Dáil Eireann in the Republic of Ireland.
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 Maurer, Michael. ''Kleine Geschichte Englands''. Bonn: bpb, 2007.
-Sturm, Roland. "Vier Nationen im United Kingdom." ''Länderbericht Großbritannien.'' Ed. H. Kastendiek / R. Sturm. Bonn: bpb, 2006.
+Sturm, Roland. "Vier Nationen im United Kingdom." ''Länderbericht Großbritannien.'' Ed. H. Kastendiek / R. Sturm. Bonn: bpb, 2006. Seiten??