▁to ▁appe ase ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁whilst ▁still ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Irish ▁within ▁the ▁educational ▁system . ▁According ▁to ▁Roger ▁Cas ement , ▁it ▁was ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁who ▁convinced ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁National ▁Education , ▁Dr . ▁St ark ie , ▁of ▁the ▁mer its ▁of ▁the ▁b iling ual ▁programme ▁in ▁national ▁schools , ▁a ▁programme ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁schools . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁She ▁pres ided ▁at ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁of ▁C umann ▁na ▁m B an ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁supporting ▁its ▁having ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁role ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁Vol unte ers ; ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁organisation ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁along ▁with ▁Maurice ▁Moore ▁she ▁gathered ▁a ▁pet ition ▁that ▁un success fully ▁sought ▁a ▁repr ieve ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁sentence ▁of ▁her ▁close ▁friend ▁Roger ▁Cas ement . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁women ▁which ▁negoti ated ▁un success fully ▁with ▁I RA ▁leaders ▁to ▁avoid ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁defeated ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁N UI ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Cam og ie ▁president ▁Her ▁great ▁legacy ▁to ▁cam og ie ▁is ▁the ▁Ash bourne ▁Cup . ▁A ▁founder ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and