1948 Irish general election
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The 1948 Irish general election to the 13th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 4 February following the dissolution of the 12th Dáil on 12 January 1948 by the President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoi
De Valera, 1939
Gen. Richard Mulcahy cropped
Sean Mac Bride, 1940s
James Everett, 1949
Clann na Poblachta
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Clann na Poblachta was an Irish republican political party founded in 1946 by Seán MacBride, a former Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army.
1948 Irish general election
…Republic of Ireland Act 1948. The general election of 1948 was called by the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera, in the hope of stopping the rise of a new party, Clann na Poblachta. In 1947 the rapid rise of Clann na Poblachta threatened the position of Fianna Fáil. The government of Éamon de Valera introduced the Electoral…
Seán MacBride served as the leader of Clann na Poblachta throughout its existence