Irish Confederation | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Shine Lawlor |
| Founded | 13 January 1847 |
| Split from | Repeal Association |
| Ideology | Irish nationalism Young Ireland Irish Repeal |
The Irish Confederation[1] was an Irish nationalist independence movement, established on 13 January 1847 by members of the Young Ireland movement who had seceded from Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association.[2] Historian T. W. Moody described it as "the official organisation of Young Ireland".[3]
- ^ See also Young Ireland: The Irish Confederation
- ^ See also Young Ireland: Repeal Association and Daniel O'Connell: Campaign for "Repeal of the Union"
- ^ Moody, p 38.