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It is now accepted that The German-Irish Plot of
May 1918, in which Sinn-Fein were supposed to be conspiring with German
Intelligence to start an armed revolt in the province, was in fact a set up job
by British Intelligence and used as an excuse to arrest and imprison many
Sinn-Fein members. It ultimately proved to be counter-productive because
Sinn-Fein sacrificed many of its more moderate members while ensuring the
hard-liners such as Michael Collins stayed free. As shown in the clipping Eamon
De Valera, later President of the Irish Republic, was arrested. He was
imprisoned, but escaped from Lincoln Gaol in February 1919.
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