Society of the Gaels

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Society of the Gaels is the English meaning of "Cumann na nGaedheal," the name of an early 20th-century Irish political organization and later a major pro-Treaty political party in the Irish Free State.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political organization
political party
advocated building institutions of the Irish Free State
fiscal conservatism
public order and stability
category Defunct political parties in Ireland
Irish Free State politics
country Ireland NERFINISHED
dissolved 1933
electoralBase farmers
middle-class voters
electoralSystemContext Dáil Éireann proportional representation
founded 1923
foundedBy Michael Collins NERFINISHED
W. T. Cosgrave NERFINISHED
pro-Treaty Sinn Féin members
governed Irish Free State NERFINISHED
governmentRole ruling party of the Irish Free State
hasEthnicOrCulturalReference Gaels NERFINISHED
heldOffice Executive Council of the Irish Free State NERFINISHED
historicalContext post-independence Ireland
historicalRole main pro-Treaty party in early Irish Free State
ideology pro-Treaty
language English
Irish
leader W. T. Cosgrave NERFINISHED
mergedInto Fine Gael NERFINISHED
nativeName Cumann na nGaedheal NERFINISHED
notableMember Desmond FitzGerald NERFINISHED
Ernest Blythe NERFINISHED
Kevin O'Higgins NERFINISHED
Patrick Hogan NERFINISHED
operatedIn Irish Free State NERFINISHED
opposedBy Fianna Fáil NERFINISHED
anti-Treaty republicans
parliamentaryGroup Dáil Éireann NERFINISHED
politicalPosition Christian democratic precursor
conservative
position centre-right
predecessor Sinn Féin (pro-Treaty wing) NERFINISHED
region Europe
shortName Cumann na nGaedheal NERFINISHED
successor Fine Gael NERFINISHED
supported Anglo-Irish Treaty NERFINISHED
timePeriod interwar period
translation Society of the Gaels NERFINISHED
usedScript Latin alphabet

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Cumann na nGaedheal nameMeaning Society of the Gaels