Inghinidhe na hÈireann [The Daughters of Erin]

Historical Context Essay

George Cusack (University of Oklahoma)
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From 1900-1914,

Inghinidhe na hÈireann

[the Daughters of Erin] served as the primary (and, at times, the only) Nationalist organization for Irish women. Founded by the infamous Irish activist Maude Gonne, the Daughters quickly became one of the more successful and radical embodiments of the growing independence movement in Ireland. While the organization generally avoided direct participation in military and political campaigns, their activities provided some of the most public demonstrations of nationalist resolve in turn-of-the-century Ireland, and thus served to add momentum to the “physical force” arm of the nationalist movement.

The Daughters grew out of the “Patriotic Children’s Treat Committee”, an ad hoc organization of female activists who came together to mount a

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Citation: Cusack, George. "Inghinidhe na hÈireann [The Daughters of Erin]". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 June 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1562, accessed 19 March 2024.]

1562 Inghinidhe na hÈireann [The Daughters of Erin] 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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