Declaration of Independence (First Dáil)

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The Declaration of Independence (First Dáil) was the 1919 proclamation by Ireland’s revolutionary parliament asserting Ireland’s full sovereignty and rejecting British rule.

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instanceOf Irish revolutionary text
historical document
political declaration
adoptedAlongWith Dáil Constitution (1919) NERFINISHED
Message to the Free Nations of the World NERFINISHED
adoptedBy First Dáil NERFINISHED
adoptedUnanimouslyBy members present of the First Dáil
archivedIn Oireachtas records NERFINISHED
asserts Irish independence
Irish sovereignty
assertsRepresentationOf the whole island of Ireland
basisOn 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic NERFINISHED
callsFor international recognition of the Irish Republic
withdrawal of British armed forces from Ireland
country Ireland NERFINISHED
dateAdopted 1919-01-21
declares continuity of the Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916
that the British government has no right to legislate for Ireland
that the Irish people are a sovereign nation
deniesLegitimacyOf United Kingdom Parliament in Irish affairs
draftedBy members of Sinn Féin leadership
followedBy establishment of Dáil Éireann government structures
governmentFormProclaimed parliamentary republic
hasAlternativeName Dáil Éireann Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED
Irish Declaration of Independence (1919) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post–World War I settlement
influenced Irish republican ideology
inspiredBy American Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED
French revolutionary ideals
principle of national self-determination
language English
Irish
legalStatusClaimed Irish Republic NERFINISHED
notRecognizedBy British government NERFINISHED
opposes continued incorporation of Ireland in the United Kingdom
placeAdopted Mansion House, Dublin NERFINISHED
politicalContext Irish revolutionary period 1919–1921
politicalIdeology Irish republicanism
precedes Anglo-Irish Treaty NERFINISHED
recognizedBy limited number of foreign sympathizers and organizations
recognizes 1916 Easter Rising as source of authority
rejects British rule in Ireland
relatedConflict Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED
relatedEvent First meeting of the First Dáil NERFINISHED
subjectOf Irish constitutional scholarship
commemorations on centenary in 2019
typeOfIndependence unilateral declaration of independence

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Irish Republic declaredInDocument Declaration of Independence (First Dáil)