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| Abbreviation | WTS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1964 |
| Type | Irish political organisation |
| Purpose | Creation of an all Ireland republic |
| Headquarters | Dublin |
| Region served | Ireland |
| Membership | By invitation |
| Official language | English and Irish |
The Wolfe Tone Societies (Irish, Muintir Wolfe Tone) evolved from the commemorative committees which the IRA helped set up in 1963 to mark the bicentenary of the 1793 birth of Wolfe Tone. These emerged as the Wolfe Tone Societies in 1964. Radical republican discussion groups which held debates across Ireland and which helped to "foster republicanism by educating the masses in their cultural and political heritage". One of their core objectives was to achieve a "united Irish republic".
One of the key intellectuals who joined the societies was Roy Johnston, a Protestant Irish nationalist who sought to encourage Protestants in Northern Ireland to join the Irish nationalist movement. In the spirit of Wolfe Tone he sought to unify all Irishmen.
Formation
The Wolfe Tone Societies, were a group of Associations formed to commemorate the bi-centenary of Theobald Wolfe Tone in 1963. After the celebrations the organisers decided to keep the groups in existence to "influence cultural and political trends in the country". The groups with the strongest membership were in Belfast and Dublin and one of their main aims was the weakening of the Unionist government at Stormont "through democratic action."
Objectives
Formation of NICRA
Wolfe Tone Society, London
A Wolfe Tone Society was created in London in 1984 from some of the other Irish republican groups in the London area. Annother Irish Republican organization it is known for supporting Sinn Fein policies.
Events are held every year such as: parades and protests for example, Bloody Sunday memorial and St. Patrick's Day. Sinn Féin members are often invited.
Regular meetings held at the Camden Irish Centre.
Bibliography
- English, Richard. Armed Struggle;– A History of the IRA, MacMillan, London 2003, ISBN 1-4050-0108-9
- Coogan, TP. The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal, 1969-96, and the Search for Peace, Arrow Books Ltd, 1996, ISBN 009946571X
Sources
References
- English p85
- English p85
- http://www.iol.ie/~rjtechne/century130703/1960s/wtsconst.htm
- English pp85-86
- http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/crights/nicra/nicra781.htm
- http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/13309
- http://www.londonirishcentre.org/