(Cornelius) Con Collins was an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was born in County Limerick. He was a member of the Irish Volunteers and of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. For pre-Arthur Griffith use of the political name, see Sinn Féin (19th century). ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Limerick Code: LK Area: 2,686 km² Population (2006) 183,863 (including Limerick City); 131,303 (without Limerick City) Website: www. ... Irish Volunteers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) was a secret fraternal organisation dedicated to fomenting armed revolt against the British state in Ireland in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. ...

He was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for Limerick West in the 1918 general election. In January 1919, Sinn Féin MPs who had been elected in the Westminster elections of 1918 refused to recognise the Parliament of the United Kingdom and instead assembled in Dublin as a revolutionary parliament called Dáil Éireann. In the 1921 Irish elections he was elected for the constituency of Kerry-Limerick West. He opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and voted against it. He was again re-elected for Kerry-Limerick West in the 1922 general election, this time as Anti-Treaty Sinn Féin TD. He did not contest the 1923 general election and retired from politics. For pre-Arthur Griffith use of the political name, see Sinn Féin (19th century). ... MP or mp may refer to: Northern Mariana Islands Member of Parliament Military Police Modus ponens Madhya Pradesh, a state in India Mathematical Physics Microprocessor Machine Pistol Multi-platform Mission Possible, a Christian based childrens ministry Mission Praise, a Christian hymn book Mana Points or Magic points, a measure... West Limerick was a former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885-1922. ... The Irish general election of 1918 was that part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election that took place in Ireland. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... This article is about the current Irish body. ... Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. ... Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty The Anglo-Irish Treaty, officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and representatives of the extra-judicial Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence. ... A general election took place in southern Ireland in 16 June 1922 under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the establishment of the Irish Free State. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... The Irish general election of 1923 was held on August 27, 1923. ...

External links

• Con Collins's Electoral History (ElectionsIreland.org)

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