The Dominance of Fianna Fail and the Nature of Political Adaptability in Ireland (original) (raw)

University Press, 1983). 2 The main political parties in Ireland since 1922 are: Cumann na nGaedheal, the pro-Treaty wing of Sinn Fein, it established the Free State. Fine Gael, the successor to Cumann na nGaedhealthe second largest party in Ireland. Fianna Fail, the constitutional republican party-origin to be found in the anti-Treaty forces which opposed the new state. (Since 1932 the largest party in the state.) 3 Carty, Party andparishpump, pp. 1-13, 140-52. 4 Garvin, The evolution of Irish nationalistpolitics, pp. xi, 1-2.