Dublin Harbour (Dáil Éireann constituency)

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Dublin Harbour, was a Dáil Éireann parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It was a Dáil constituency from 1918 to 1921 and elected one member.

1 Boundaries
2 Politics
3 Deputy/TD
4 Election
5 Reference
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Boundaries

In 1918, the city of Dublin was allocated seven single-member seats.

This constituency was a division of the city, which had sent a member to the United Kingdom House of Commons since 1885. It included the port and red light district of Dublin, and was one of the poorest constituencies in Ireland.

In 1921, Dublin was divided into three multi-member constituencies. This constituency became part of Dublin Mid-West.

[edit] Politics

Dublin Harbour was a republican district. The area was a hotbed of Sinn Féin and Irish Republican Army activity. Local publican Phil Shanahan, who had participated in the Easter Rising, was elected in 1918. The man he defeated, the incumbent UK Member of Parliament Alfred (Alfie) Byrne, was a formidable politician. Byrne was successful in Dublin and Irish politics for almost half a century. The fact that Shanahan could beat him demonstrates how strongly the constituency was attracted by Sinn Féin's ideas.

In common with other Sinn Féiners, elected in 1918, Shanahan did not take his seat at Westminster but instead participated in the revolutionary Dáil Éireann.