Jan 4, 2010

The Dead | Compare and Contrast

1900s: In 1905 Arthur Griffith formed the Sinn Fein movement. The name stands for "we ourselves’’ or ‘‘ourselves alone.’’ The organization's goals were to practice civil disobedience and passive resistance to British rule.

1990s: Since aligning itself with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) with the advent of the civil war in the 1920s, Sinn Fein has acted as the IRA's political wing and plays a significant role in negotiating peace settlements in Northern Ireland.

1900s: There was a revival of Irish culture and language in the early 1900s, led...