Sinn Fein: The Irish Revolutionaries
(This is a logo for Sinn Fein.)
- Sinn Fein was started in 1905 by Arthur Griffith
- Got its name from a newspaper from Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland
- Griffith asked the newspaper owners if they could use the name and they agreed
- Sinn Fein means "ourselves" or "we ourselves" but is mistakenly interpreted to mean "ourselves alone" or "we alone"
- Sometimes called the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- Expresses nationalistic views from the left-wing of the political spectrum and has many democratic views
- Wants to increase the amount of money spent on the poor and wants healthcare for everyone
- Holds a place in the government of the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland
- It is the biggest nationalist party in Northern Ireland
(These diagrams show how much Sinn Fein has grown over the years.)
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