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Act of Union

Ireland · Politics / Sinn Fein. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1905

Arthur Griffiths1905

Politics / Sinn Fein

Griffith declares that the Act of Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1800 is illegal and that, consequently, the Anglo-Irish dual monarchy which existed under Grattans Parliament and the so-called Constitution of 1782 is still in effect

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Arthur Griffiths

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