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Conradh na Gaeilge, historically known in English as the Gaelic League, is a social and cultural organisation which promotes the Irish language in Ireland and worldwide. The organisation was founded i
Advertisement for the Gaelic League in the Gaelic Journal, June 1894. The English text reads "This Association has been founded solely to keep the Irish Language spoken in Ireland. If you wish the Irish Language to live on the lips of Irishmen, help this effort according to your ability!"
Conradh na Gaeilge clubhouse on the grounds of Grattan Crescent Park, Inchicore, Dublin
Conradh na Gaeilge, Dublin
Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of
Conradh na Gaeilge
…leaders of the independence struggle first met, laying the foundation for groups such as the Irish Volunteers (1913). "While being non-political", Michael Collins saw the League, by "its very nature", as "intensely national". Under a system of foreign rule that made the people "forget to look to themselves, and…
Collins in 1919
Michael Collins aged 10–11 at newly built Woodfield House
Collins in Irish Volunteer uniform
Captured Irish soldiers in Stafford Gaol after the failed Easter Rising. Collins is fifth from the right with an 'x' over his head.