Irish National Federation

Irish National Federation
Founded	1891
Dissolved	1900
Split from	Irish National League
Merged into	Irish Parliamentary Party
Ideology	Irish nationalism Religious conservatism Anti-Parnellite
Colours	Green
Politics of Ireland Political parties Elections

The Irish National Federation (INF) was a nationalist political party in Ireland, founded in 1891 by former members of the Irish National League (INL) who had left the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) in protest when Charles Stewart Parnell refused to resign the party leadership as a result of his involvement in the divorce proceedings of Katharine O'Shea, the separated wife of a fellow MP with whom he had a long-standing relationship.

The group, which had a larger membership than the rump of the former Irish Party or National League (INL) who stood by Parnell under the leadership of John Redmond and became known as the Anti-Parnellite faction, was led first by Justin McCarthy then by John Dillon. The INF was supported by the Catholic clergy who strongly influenced the elections of 1892 and 1895 and by-elections. The Irish Times reported on 23 February 1893 that ‘the priests...swarmed at all the polling stations, and kept the voters constantly in view’.

Membership declined after the United Irish League (UIL), which sought party reunification, was founded in 1898 by William O'Brien. As a result, in 1900 the Federation joined the UIL in merging with the INL under the leadership of John Redmond in a new Irish Parliamentary Party.

References

The Penguin Dictionary of British History, ed. Juliet Gardiner

Defunct political parties in Ireland

To 1918	All-for-Ireland League Catholic Union Home Government Association Home Rule League Independent Irish Party Irish Conservative Party Irish Liberal Party Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society Irish National Federation Irish National League Irish Parliamentary Party Irish Patriot Party Irish Reform Association Irish Socialist Republican Party Irish Unionist Alliance Repeal Association United Irish League

Post 1918	Ailtirí na hAiséirghe All Ireland Anti-Partition League Aontacht Éireann British and Irish Communist Organisation Business and Professional Group Christian Centrist Party Christian Solidarity Party Clann Éireann Clann na Poblachta Clann na Talmhan Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) Córas na Poblachta Cork Civic Party Cork Socialist Party Cumann na nGaedheal Cumann na Poblachta Cumann Poblachta na hÉireann Democratic Left Democratic Socialist Party Donegal Progressive Party Farmers' Party Fathers Rights-Responsibility Party Independent Fianna Fáil Independent Health Alliance Irish Anti-Partition League Irish Centre Party Irish Dominion League Irish Independence Party Irish Worker League Irish Workers' Group Irish Workers' Party (1926) Irish Workers' Party (1948) League for a Workers Republic Libertas Monetary Reform Party Muintir na hÉireann National Centre Party National Corporate Party National Democratic Party National Labour Party Natural Law Party National League Party National Party (1924) National Progressive Democrats Poblacht Chríostúil Progressive Democrats Republican Congress Saor Éire Sligo/Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation Socialist Labour Party Socialist Party of Ireland Unionist Anti-Partition League United Left Workers League World Socialist Party

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