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The Irish Free State.

Mr.. De Valera's Next Move, by Denis
Gwynn. 18th Century, ia: 279-89.
September, 1888.
A discussion of the comparative
strength of the opposing Irish parties.
O'Duffy and the Dali, by Stephen
Gwynn. Fortnightly, l40: 485-87.
| october, 1888.
ireland attained to self-government
after a revolution carried out by sue,
cessive stages over period Of a hundred
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| A survey of Ireland's economic and
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Historical Background.
Ireland From the Earliest Times, by
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The History of Ireland. by Stephen
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Ireland Nation, by Robert Lynd. 1920.
T42L993i
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The Revolution in Ireland, 1906-1923,
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Daniel O'Connell, the Irish Liberator,
by D. r. Gwynn. 1929. E.Oc54g.
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EP124e.
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guided Mr.. Ervine in writing this fasci-
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E.P24h.
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1928. EOb644m.
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1910. E.R246h.
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