Saor Éire

SINN FÉIN

The United Irishman, 9 December 1905

RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON THE 28 NOVEMBER 1905, AT THE PUBLIC MEETING WHICH FOLLOWED THE FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SINN FEIN, 1905

1 That the people of Ireland are a free people, and that no law made without their authority or consent is or can ever be binding in their conscience. That the general council of county councils presents the nucleus of a national authority, and we urge upon it to extend the scope of its deliberation and action ; to take within its purview every question of national interest and to formulate lines of procedure for the nation.

2 That national self-development through the recognition of the duties and rights of citizenship on the part of the individual, and by the aid and support of all movements originating from within Ireland, instinct with national tradition, and not looking outside Ireland for the accomplishment of their aims, is vital to Ireland.