From the archive

The Declaration of Independence, 1919

The declaration adopted by the First Dáil and included in the Club's charter.

The First Dáil adopted its Declaration of Independence in 1919. It reaffirmed the Republic proclaimed in 1916 and asserted the authority of the elected representatives of the Irish people.

The Club includes the declaration among its charter documents. Read the historical English and Irish texts in the original document record.