Set 30 Oct 03

Unless stated otherwise, all documents appear to be the complete version.

Pre-20th Century Documents

• A View of the Present State of Ireland (text; Edmund Spenser, c. 1596)
• The Bull of Pope Adrian IV Empowering Henry II to Conquer Ireland. A.D. 1155
• Dermot MacMorrogh, or, The conquest of Ireland. An historical tale of the twelfth century. By John Quincy Adams

Irish Republic: Documents & History

• Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916 (jpeg file)
• Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1916 (html version)
• The Irish National Anthem
• Bunreacht Na hEireann/The Irish Constitution
• The Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 and Public General Acts passed by Oireachtas of Saorstát Eireann during the year 1922
• Democratic Programme (Issued at the first meeting of the first Dáil Éireann January 21, 1919.)
• Irish Declaration of Independence (21st January 1919)
• Official Correspondence relating to the Peace Negotiations June-September, 1921 (Eamon de Valera and David Lloyd George)
• Debate on the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed in London on the 6th December 1921: Sessions 14 December 1921 to 10 January 1922

Northern Ireland

• The Northern Ireland Constitution, Presented tp Parliament by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Command of Her Majesty July 1974 (Cmnd. 5675)
• The Joint Framework Document (Official site)
• Joint Declaration on Peace (Downing Street Declaration)
• The Sunningdale Agreement, December 1973
• Disturbances in Northern Ireland' Report of the Commission appointed by the Governor of Northern Ireland (Cameron Report) (Selections)
• Report of the enquiry into allegations against the security forcs of physical brutality in Northern Ireland arising out of events on the 9th August, 1971 (Compton Report) (Selections)
• Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals, Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Command of Her Majesty March 1973(Cmnd. 5259)
• The future of Northern Ireland; a paper for discussion (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1972)
• Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985)
  • Description of Anglo-Irish Agreement (from CAIN)
• The search for a political settlement in Northern Ireland (Other NI documents pertinent to 'peace process')

Bloody Sunday

• Report of the Tribunal appointed to inquire into the events on Sunday, 30th January 1972 (Widgery Report) (Selections)
  • The Irish Government's Assessment of the Widgery Report and the New Material
• Massacre at Derry, published by the Civil Rights Movement (Includes contents of entire pamphlet with maps and photos)
• The Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry A Report by Professor Dermot Walsh for the Bloody Sunday Trust

Republican Historical Documents

• A proud history gives confidence of victory (1956)
• Sinn Féin election manifesto Westminster elections (1955)
• Where Sinn Féin stands (1970)
• What is Irish Republicanism? By Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President Sinn Féin (1970)
• Restore the means of production to the people. By Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President Sinn Féin (1970)
• Sinn Féin yesterday and today(1971)
• Historic Sinn Féin declaration (1986)
• Dáithí Ó Conaill outlines the basic Republican position (1986)
• Irish Republican Socialist Movement historical documents

Other Resources & Documents

• History of Ireland - Primary Documents
• Internet Law Library - Ireland (formerly hosted by the US House of Representatives)
• John F. Kennedy's Address Before The Irish Parliament (June 28, 1963)
• House of Commons Debates - Hansard

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