Darrell Figgis is a name that doesn't crop up in a lot of conversations re Irish independence yet he was heavily involved in the running of arms for the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and in the drawing up of the constitution of the Irish Free State.
He appears to have been at odds with Michael Collins over a number of matters and to have made a number of enemies within the independence movement.
Both he and his wife committed suicide, though at different dates.
Definitely a chap to appear in future blog entries.
He wrote a series of articles re the Irish Constitution which were gathered together into a book which can be viewed online :
The Irish Constitution
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