▁by ▁Count ▁Pl unk ett ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁broad ▁political ▁movement ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁which ▁was ▁formal ised ▁at ▁the ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁Ar d ▁F he is ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁Cons cription ▁Cris is ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁further ▁intens ified ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁before ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁for ▁S inn ▁F é in , ▁winning ▁ 7 3 ▁seats ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 5 , ▁whose ▁MP s ▁gathered ▁in ▁Dublin ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁form ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁and ▁adopt ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising , ▁poet ▁Francis ▁Led w idge ▁wrote ▁" O ’ Con nell ▁Street " ▁and ▁" L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Po ets ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ", ▁which ▁both ▁describe ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁loss ▁and ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁holding ▁the ▁same ▁" d ream s ," ▁as ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising ' s ▁Irish ▁Republic ans . ▁He ▁would ▁also ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁l ament ▁for ▁Thomas ▁Mac Don agh ▁for ▁his ▁fallen ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁Irish