Irish Self-Determination League
- Irish Self-Determination League
The Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain was established in London in 1919. Membership peaked at around 20,000 in 1921-22 and was confined to those of "Irish birth or descent resident in Great Britain."[ [http://www.movinghere.org.uk/about/default.htm Aidan Lawes; "Politics and Trade Unions"; Moving Here] ] ]In March 1922, at the behest of the Irish Free State, [ [http://www.donmouth.co.uk/local_history/ira/jarrow_isdl.html Patrick Brennan; "The IRA in Jarrow - 1920-1923"] ] some members, including those both Irish and English born, were deported to Ireland. There was no legal basis for the deportation and the deportees subsequently sued the British government for compensation.Those deported included Anthony Mullarkey of Bedlington, Northumberland. He had previosly been imprisoned at Wormwood Scrubs, having been identified as Commanding Officer of the IRA in Newcastle upon Tyne. A coal miner by trade he had served with the Tyneside Irish Brigade (25th Northumberland Fusiliers) in World War I.Another deportee was Art O'Brian, editor of the The League's London-based newspaper, "The Irish Exile" whose circulation peaked at 10,000 copies. The newspaper expressed disappointment with the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty. It ceased circulation in 1922, the same year that The ISDL itself disbanded.References
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