THE REVOLUTION PAPERS - PART 11
1917
ONE MAN, TWO HATS
de Valera elected president of both Sinn Féin
and the Irish Volunteers
Newspapers:
- The Irish News, 27 October 1917
- Nationality, 3 November 1917
- The Irish Nation, 3 November 1917
England's latest plot
Contents and articles:
Revolution Chronicle
'The right man in the right place?': de Valera voted political and military leader
'A new leader': de Valera's emergence as president of Sinn Féin comes as a surprise
'The church and the changing political tide': Catholic clergy turn towards a more radical nationalism