The embarrassments of Irish nationalist commemorations for Western Europe, from Fontenoy in 1907 to the Easter Rising in 1966

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dc.contributor.authoraan de Wiel, Jérôme
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-06T10:48:30Z
dc.date.available2017-10-06T10:48:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2017-09-27T08:39:41Z
dc.description.abstractThe commemorations of the Battle of Fontenoy of 1745 and the Easter Rising of 1916 were major events for Irish nationalism and separatism. For Western European governments of the European Economic Community (EEC), however, they could cause serious diplomatic embarrassments in their relations with the United Kingdom. The same commemorations could also be politically manipulated. Much depended on the contemporary international situation. This article examines how these two commemorations were perceived and handled by the governments of France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and (West) Germany from 1907 until 1966, and also by the Irish government notably at the time of its application for EEC membership. The article also shows how the diplomatic corps of the EEC member states based in Dublin analysed the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1966 and formed the opinion that the event was not a grandiose display of Irish nationalism or anti-British sentiment.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationaan de Wiel, J. (2016) 'The embarrassments of Irish nationalist commemorations for Western Europe, from Fontenoy in 1907 to the Easter Rising in 1966', Irish Studies in International Affairs, 27, pp. 85-107. doi:10.3318/ISIA.2016.27.1en
dc.identifier.doi10.3318/ISIA.2016.27.1
dc.identifier.endpage107en
dc.identifier.issn03321460
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Studies in International Affairsen
dc.identifier.startpage85en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/4843
dc.identifier.volume27en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoyal Irish Academyen
dc.rights© 2016, Royal Irish Academy.en
dc.subjectCommemorationen
dc.subjectDiplomaticen
dc.subjectPoliticalen
dc.subjectEuropean Economic Communityen
dc.subjectMembershipen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen
dc.titleThe embarrassments of Irish nationalist commemorations for Western Europe, from Fontenoy in 1907 to the Easter Rising in 1966en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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