‘This book fills a very significant gap in Irish political history by exploring the after-life of the old Irish home rule party after its electoral demise in 1918. It charts expertly the continuing legacy of the constitutional nationalist tradition in the politics of the newly independent Ireland. The home rule movement dominated Irish politics for nearly fifty years and in this excellent book its much longer and wider impact is properly acknowledged.’ Dr Marie Coleman, Queen’s University Belfast ‘A methodical pioneering study of the old nationalists in the new order... With no dominant archive or set of papers to work from, the author had a challenging task in assembling his materials and has completed it impressively.’ R. V. Comerford, Parliaments, Estates and Representation ‘The Legacy of the Irish Parliamentary Party addresses a significant lacuna in Irish political history, demonstrating that Sinn Féin’s claim in 1917 that the IPP had been “killed in South Longford and buried in East Clare” was not totally accurate.’ Paul Hughes, Parliamentary History ‘O’Donoghue has produced a well-researched and informative study on the legacy of one of the most celebrated, feared and despised political movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.’ Colin W. Reid, Irish Historical Studies ‘[T]his is a superb book and a must-read for all interested in the political landscape of independent Ireland.’ Ciara Meehan, Studia Hibernica