Election1918

The Irish Independent carries excerpts of an article entitled “Why I May Have Lost My Seat”, written by the former MP for Galway Connemara, William O’Malley. It quotes O’Malley as writing [before the election count was returned] that : “…the constituency of  Connemara is won by Sinn Féin. A year ago, the cult was practically confined to one family, but that family had relatives in almost every hole and corner of the constituency. My opponent, Padraic  O’Maile belonged to this family. It is a remarkable fact that at least 90 per cent of the Connemara people hate and loathe Sinn Féin, and do not believeRead More →