William O'Brien (Jan 1898 – Dec 1900) John Redmond (Dec 1900 – Mar 1918) Joseph Devlin (Mar 1918–1920s)
Founder
William O'Brien
Founded
23 January 1898; 126 years ago (23 January 1898)
Dissolved
1920s
Ideology
Land reform Political reform Irish Home Rule
National affiliation
None (1898–1901) IPP (1901–1918)
Politics of Ireland
Political parties
Elections
William O'Brien, founder of the United Irish League.
The United Irish League (UIL) was a nationalist political party in Ireland, launched 23 January 1898 with the motto "The Land for the People".[1] Its objective to be achieved through agrarian agitation and land reform, compelling larger grazier farmers to surrender their lands for redistribution among the small tenant farmers. Founded and initiated at Westport, County Mayo by William O'Brien, it was supported by Michael Davitt MP, John Dillon MP, who worded its constitution, Timothy Harrington MP, John O'Connor Power MP and the Catholic clergy of the district.[2] By 1900 it had expanded to be represented by 462 branches in twenty-five counties.[3]
^O'Brien 1976, p. 107.
^Miller, David W.: Church, State and Nation in Ireland 1898–1921 pp.19–28, Gill & Macmillan (1973) ISBN 0-7171-0645-4
^O'Brien, Joseph V.: p.112
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