Michael Collins and The First Dail 1919

Michael Collins First Dail 1919 1918 Irish Election Results 90th Anniversary Exhibition 90th Anniversary Speech Founding of Sinn Fein Membership Sign Up Support Main Index	~ The First Dail 1919 ~ Michael Collins and The First Dail 1919 Voting in the 1918 general election occurred on 14 December (in most constituencies) Sinn Féin won 73 out of the 105 Irish seats in the Westminster parliament, Michael Collins was elected unopposed as MP for South Cork. Following a plan of abstention from the Westminster parliament, 70 of the elected candidates formed Dáil Éireann. First Dail Meeting The first meeting of Dáil Éireann occurred on 21 January 1919 in the Round Room of the Mansion House in Dublin. The proceedings of the Dáil were conducted for the only time entirely in the Irish language. Forty-three of the elected candidates were absent from the inaugural meeting as they were imprisoned or on the run. Michael Collins did not attend the First Dail meeting, he was in England organising the escape of De Valera from Lincoln Jail. The Dáil elected Cathal Brugha as its Ceann Comhairle (speaker). The following was adopted at the meeting: Provisional Dáil Constitution Declaration of Independence Message to the Free Nations of the World Democratic Programme The Declaration of Independence set out the legitimate framework for the Dail, it was the parliament of the sovereign state of the "Irish Republic". In the absence of De Valera, Cathal Brugha was elected as the temporary President of Dáil Éireann. He was succeeded by Éamon de Valera on his return to Ireland in April. Dail Eireann First Ministry A temporary cabinet was elected and held a term of office from 21 January 1919 to 1 April 1919. First Cabinet Ministers Dail Eireann 1919: President of Dáil Éireann Cathal Brugha Minister for Finance Eoin MacNeill Minister for Home Affairs Michael Collins Minister for Foreign Affairs Count Plunkett Minister for National Defence Richard Mulcahy Dail Eireann Second Ministry The term of office for the Second Ministry was from 1 April 1919 to 26 August 1921. In April 1919 de Valera became President of Dáil Éireann and Michael Collins was elected Minister for Finance President of Dáil Éireann Éamon de Valera Minister for Finance Michael Collins Minister for Home Affairs Arthur Griffith Minister for Foreign Affairs Count Plunkett Minister for Defence Cathal Brugha Minister for Labour Constance Markiewicz Minister for Local Government W. T. Cosgrave Minister for Industries Eoin MacNeill Minister for Irish Seán T. O'Kelly Members of the First Dáil First row, left to right: Laurence Ginnell, Michael Collins, Cathal Brugha, Arthur Griffith, Éamon de Valera, Count Plunkett, Eoin MacNeill, W. T. Cosgrave, Kevin O'Higgins Second Dail 1921 (3 Ministry) \| To enquire about the Collins 22 Society, please contact Bill Martin, National organiser at info@generalmichaelcollins.com. To become a member of the Society please visit our memberships page.

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