First Dáil
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The First Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919 to 1921. It was the first meeting of the unicameral parliament of the revolutionary Irish Republic. In the December 1918 election to the Parlia
The Mansion House, Dublin
Cathal Brugha, the Dáil's first speaker and president
Cover page of the Declaration of Independence
Members of the First Dáil, outside the Mansion House, 10 April 1919. 1st row (left to right): L. Ginnell, M. Collins, C. Brugha, A. Griffith, É. de Valera, G. Plunkett, E. MacNeill, W. T. Cosgrave and E. Blythe. 2nd row (l to r): P. J. Moloney, T. MacSwiney, R. Mulcahy, J. O'Doherty, S. O'Mahony, J. Dolan, J. McGuinness, P. O'Keefe, M. Staines, J. McGrath, B. Cusack, L. de Róiste, M. Colivet and M. O'Flanagan 3rd row (l to r): P. Ward, A. McCabe,
Second Dáil
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The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16 August 1921 until 8 June 1922. From 1919 to 1922, Dáil Éireann was the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic. The Secon
First Dáil
…created the beginnings of an independent Irish government and state apparatus. Following the May 1921 elections, the First Dáil was succeeded by the Second Dáil of 1921–1922. In the early 20th century, Ireland was a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and was represented in the House of…
The Second Dáil meets in the Mansion House, August 1921