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National League
National League, a nationalist organization formed in October 1882 as a replacement for the suppressed Land League. Few of the former controlling members of the Land League were on the executive of the new body, while local branches tended to have a wider social mix than their Land League predecessors. Local branches existed ostensibly to represent local nationalist opinion, especially in the selection of parliamentary candidates, but in reality leadership opinion usually prevailed. In fact the league, as a movement shaped in accordance with Parnell's desire to abandon agrarian struggle and pursue a purely constitutional campaign for home rule, was very much under his control. Only very occasionally, and most seriously in Galway in February 1886, when Parnell sought to impose Capt. O'Shea on unwilling local activists, did serious conflict between leadership and constituencies arise. Nevertheless, the growth of the National League was, until the approach of the 1885 general election, slow. Following the franchise reforms of 1884–5, however, the number of local branches expanded threefold to reach 1,200 by 1886. The National League remained the organization through which the authority of the Parnellite movement was exercised until the movement split in 1890.
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"National League." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "National League." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NationalLeague.html "National League." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NationalLeague.html |
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National League
National League, a political party founded on 12 September 1926. Its founding leader, William Redmond, was a son of John Redmond, leader of the Nationalist Party, to whose former supporters the new party sought to appeal. It performed creditably in the general election of June 1927 (7.3 per cent of votes, eight seats), and a parliamentary stalemate opened the prospect of its participation in a minority coalition government. It failed to capitalize on its position, and in the election of September 1927 its support dropped back (1.6 per cent of votes, two seats). The party dissolved in 1931. It was a conservative party, supporting the Anglo‐Irish treaty.
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"National League." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "National League." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NationalLeague1.html "National League." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NationalLeague1.html |
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National League (of the North)
National League (of the North) (1928–34), an attempt by Joseph Devlin and Cahir Healy to create a united and structured nationalist movement in Northern Ireland and to establish a basis for collaboration with Fianna Fáil. Devlin was a barrier to unity with bishops and republicans, and though his participation brought some structure, it died with him. Despite the shared name, the movement had no connection with the party founded in the Irish Free State by William Redmond in 1926.
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"National League (of the North)." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "National League (of the North)." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NationalLeagueoftheNorth.html "National League (of the North)." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-NationalLeagueoftheNorth.html |
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National League
National League. See Baseball.
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Paul S. Boyer. "National League." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Paul S. Boyer. "National League." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-NationalLeague.html Paul S. Boyer. "National League." The Oxford Companion to United States History. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-NationalLeague.html |
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