Laurence Ginnell
Subtitle: father of the Irish Republic Movement, academic, author, barrister, diplomat, politician, born April 3rd, 1852, Delvin, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, died April 17th, 1923, Washington, D.C., USA
By: Proinsias Mag Fhionnghaile
Publisher: LorcArt Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Beál Átha Seanaidh, Co. Dhún na nGall, Éire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780956311627
Subjects: Politicians; Biography
Description: Larry Ginnell was one of the most remarkable political figures of the early 20th century, with a list of achievements as impressive as any other Irish of his time. The most militant of figures, he was the most senior republican politician at the time, to whom various leaders turned to for advice and council. He was arrested and jailed on more occasions than any other politician of his era and remains the most jailed politician in Irish or British history. An influential early Land League figure, Ginnell was the creator and orchestrator of the Cattle Driving Campaign, the last agrarian rebellion movement in the country, which changed the cultural and ethnic landscape of Ireland. He was de Valera's confidant and the main figure behind the early political success of Sinn Fein. Larry Ginnell, more than any other politician at the time, lay the foundations for the future Irish republic. -- Publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins of the Ginnell surname; title: His early years; title: His first political position, 1879; title: Larry Ginnell elected, 1906; title: Larry and the growth of agrarian agitation; title: The Downs meetings, 1906; title: the Cattle Driving Campaign, 1906-11; title: The unruly independent, 1910; title: Larry Ginnell in 1916; title: Larry's famous 1916 speech; title: Sinn Fein; title: The Sinn Fein post office; title: Sinn Fein's election mastermind; title: The years 1918-20; title: The Dail; title: Larry in the USA, 1920/21; title: Larry in Argentina, 1921/22; title: Larry in the USA, 1922/23; title: In jail; title: Laurence Ginnell the author; title: His contemporaries; title: An overview of Larry's political career.