Poblacht Chríostúil (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠɔbˠlˠəxt̪ˠ ˈçɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠuːlʲ]; meaning "Christian Republic") was a small Irish political party active in Munster in the 1960s, advocating Catholic social teaching, a planned economy, and national self-sufficiency.[1][3] It was founded in 1957,[4] and in the 1960 local elections it stood three candidates for Cork City Council, gaining 209 votes out of 22,024,[1] and three in Waterford City Council, gaining 328 votes.[2]
In 1964 in Youghal it published Intíreachas: the Social and Economic Policy of Poblacht Chríostúil,[5] which was reviewed sympathetically in Comhar by Seán Ó Brádaigh,[4] prompting replies from Art Ua Laoire, a Limerick party member.[6]
In 1965, Poblacht Chríostúil ran Sylvester Cotter in Cork Mid in a Dáil by-election and the ensuing general election,[7] and Alexander Miller in the general election in Cork Borough,[8] losing their deposits each time.[1] Eoghan Harris campaigned for the party and spoke at its rallies.[9] Sylvester Cotter subsequently joined Fine Gael and was elected to Cork County Council in 1991.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Moran, John (1972). "Local Elections in Cork City (1929-1967)" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society: 124–133: 131–133. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Ads for An Poblacht Chríostúil (Christian Republic) 1960 LE Waterford and 1965 GE Cork". Irish Election Literature. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "[article]". Catholic Herald: 4. 16 May 1958. cited in [2]
- ^ a b Ó Brádaigh, Seán (July 1964). "Léirmheas: Intíreachas". Comhar (in Irish). 23 (7): 24–25. doi:10.2307/20551757. ISSN 0010-2369. JSTOR 20551757.
- ^ Intíreachas: the social and economic policy of Poblacht Chríostúil. Youghal: Árd-Chomhairle Poblacht Chríostúil. 1964. OCLC 40166019.
- ^ Ua Laoire, Art (August 1964). "Litir: Intíreachas". Comhar (in Irish). 23 (8): 21–22. doi:10.2307/20551778. ISSN 0010-2369. JSTOR 20551778.; Ua Laoire, Art (October 1964). "Litir: Intíreachas". Comhar (in Irish). 23 (10): 16. doi:10.2307/20551812. ISSN 0010-2369. JSTOR 20551812.
- ^ a b "Sylvester Cotter". Elections Ireland.
- ^ "Alexander Miller". Elections Ireland.
- ^ "Pillars of Society : Eoghan Harris". The Phoenix. October 1985.