Mumby and I had a discussion a while ago about a way to get those 74-county Ireland memes to happen. I think he posted his list a while back, but here's mine.
Shortly after taking office as President of the Executive Council, Éamon de Valera is assassinated by a radical pro-Treaty veteran of the Civil War who thinks that Dev is trying to turn Ireland into the Soviet Union. O'Kelly takes over, but the republicans quickly splinter without the uniting leadership of de Valera. With even a few TDs from Fianna Fáil voting for a new election, the new Fine Gael party takes a victory with a majority. Led by Eoin O'Duffy, the new government quickly turns into an authoritarian state, given O'Duffy's admiration for Hitler and Mussolini. O'Duffy quickly bans opposition parties and supports Italy against Ethiopia and the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War. During the abdication crisis of Edward VIII, O'Duffy has him remain as King of Ireland, given his rumored pro-Nazi sympathies.
Despite being a member of the Empire as a Dominion, the Irish Free State joins the Axis powers. Ireland quickly takes over remaining British ports and engages in an alternate Sea Lion with the help of the Axis navy. By 1947, all the major powers of the Allies have capitulated and the last pockets of British resistance have been crushed.
Celtic identity in Britain had been on the rise, with the SNP and Plaid gaining in the previous general elections, making a Celtic controlled British Isles seem an attractive prospect. In the peace treaty of 1947, England, Scotland, and Wales are handed over to Ireland as the other Axis members take over the majority of Britain's colonies. Brittany is also handed over from Vichy France, with the six Celtic nations united once more.
The state of Resurrectionist Éire has continued along with its Axis brethren. With the death of King Edward VIII and the refusal of Princess Elizabeth (who had been exiled to the puppet state in New Constitutional America) to take the Irish throne, the final piece of British ties is gone from Éire.
Presidents of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State
1932-1933: Éamon de Valera (Fianna Fáil)
1932 (Minority) def. W.T. Cosgrave (Cumann na nGaedheal), Thomas O'Connell (Labour)
Jan. 1933 (Majority) def. W.T. Cosgrave (Cumann na nGaedheal), Frank MacDermot (National Center), Thomas O'Connell (Labour)
1933-1933: Sean T. O'Kelly (Fianna Fáil minority)
1933-1947: Eoin O'Duffy (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
Aug. 1933 (Coupon of Patriotic Forces) def. Sean T. O'Kelly (Fianna Fáil), Thomas O'Connell (Labour)
1938 (Coupon of Patriotic Forces) def. Scattered republican opposition forces
1939 Enabling Acts, Yes, elections suspended
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1931-1934: Ramsay MacDonald (National Labour)
1931 (National Government with Conservatives, Liberals & National Labour) def. Arthur Henderson (Labour), Oswald Mosley (New), Harry Pollitt (CPGB)
1934-1935: Stanley Baldwin (Conservative leading National Government)
1935-1939: David Lloyd George (Liberal)
1935 (Peace Government with 'Peace' Liberals, Labour & New) def. Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Harry Pollitt (CPGB)
1939-1940: Winston Churchill (Conservative)
1939 (Mobilization Government with 'War' Conservatives, 'War' Labour & 'War Liberals) def. David Lloyd George (Peace Government), Harry Pollitt (CPGB), Alexander McEwan (SNP), Saunders Lewis (Plaid Cymru)
1940-1943: Anthony Eden (Conservative leading War Government)
1943-1947: Stafford Cripps (Labour leading War Government)
1947-1947: Jan Smuts (His Majesty's Continuing Government - Bermuda Exile)
Chief Generalissimos of Resurrectionist Éire
1947-1948: Eoin O'Duffy (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
1948-1991: Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
1991-2008: Charles Haughey (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
2008-0000: Declan Ganley (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
Monarchs of the United Kingdom
1910-1936: George V (Windsor)
1936-1936: Edward VIII (Windsor)
1936-1947: George VI (Windsor)
Monarchs of Ireland
1910-1936: George V (Windsor)
1936-1972: Edward VIII (Windsor)
1972-1972: Elizabeth II (Windsor) [refused title]
Shortly after taking office as President of the Executive Council, Éamon de Valera is assassinated by a radical pro-Treaty veteran of the Civil War who thinks that Dev is trying to turn Ireland into the Soviet Union. O'Kelly takes over, but the republicans quickly splinter without the uniting leadership of de Valera. With even a few TDs from Fianna Fáil voting for a new election, the new Fine Gael party takes a victory with a majority. Led by Eoin O'Duffy, the new government quickly turns into an authoritarian state, given O'Duffy's admiration for Hitler and Mussolini. O'Duffy quickly bans opposition parties and supports Italy against Ethiopia and the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War. During the abdication crisis of Edward VIII, O'Duffy has him remain as King of Ireland, given his rumored pro-Nazi sympathies.
Despite being a member of the Empire as a Dominion, the Irish Free State joins the Axis powers. Ireland quickly takes over remaining British ports and engages in an alternate Sea Lion with the help of the Axis navy. By 1947, all the major powers of the Allies have capitulated and the last pockets of British resistance have been crushed.
Celtic identity in Britain had been on the rise, with the SNP and Plaid gaining in the previous general elections, making a Celtic controlled British Isles seem an attractive prospect. In the peace treaty of 1947, England, Scotland, and Wales are handed over to Ireland as the other Axis members take over the majority of Britain's colonies. Brittany is also handed over from Vichy France, with the six Celtic nations united once more.
The state of Resurrectionist Éire has continued along with its Axis brethren. With the death of King Edward VIII and the refusal of Princess Elizabeth (who had been exiled to the puppet state in New Constitutional America) to take the Irish throne, the final piece of British ties is gone from Éire.
Presidents of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State
1932-1933: Éamon de Valera (Fianna Fáil)
1932 (Minority) def. W.T. Cosgrave (Cumann na nGaedheal), Thomas O'Connell (Labour)
Jan. 1933 (Majority) def. W.T. Cosgrave (Cumann na nGaedheal), Frank MacDermot (National Center), Thomas O'Connell (Labour)
1933-1933: Sean T. O'Kelly (Fianna Fáil minority)
1933-1947: Eoin O'Duffy (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
Aug. 1933 (Coupon of Patriotic Forces) def. Sean T. O'Kelly (Fianna Fáil), Thomas O'Connell (Labour)
1938 (Coupon of Patriotic Forces) def. Scattered republican opposition forces
1939 Enabling Acts, Yes, elections suspended
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1931-1934: Ramsay MacDonald (National Labour)
1931 (National Government with Conservatives, Liberals & National Labour) def. Arthur Henderson (Labour), Oswald Mosley (New), Harry Pollitt (CPGB)
1934-1935: Stanley Baldwin (Conservative leading National Government)
1935-1939: David Lloyd George (Liberal)
1935 (Peace Government with 'Peace' Liberals, Labour & New) def. Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Harry Pollitt (CPGB)
1939-1940: Winston Churchill (Conservative)
1939 (Mobilization Government with 'War' Conservatives, 'War' Labour & 'War Liberals) def. David Lloyd George (Peace Government), Harry Pollitt (CPGB), Alexander McEwan (SNP), Saunders Lewis (Plaid Cymru)
1940-1943: Anthony Eden (Conservative leading War Government)
1943-1947: Stafford Cripps (Labour leading War Government)
1947-1947: Jan Smuts (His Majesty's Continuing Government - Bermuda Exile)
Chief Generalissimos of Resurrectionist Éire
1947-1948: Eoin O'Duffy (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
1948-1991: Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
1991-2008: Charles Haughey (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
2008-0000: Declan Ganley (Fine Gael - Blueshirt Committee)
Monarchs of the United Kingdom
1910-1936: George V (Windsor)
1936-1936: Edward VIII (Windsor)
1936-1947: George VI (Windsor)
Monarchs of Ireland
1910-1936: George V (Windsor)
1936-1972: Edward VIII (Windsor)
1972-1972: Elizabeth II (Windsor) [refused title]
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