 In 1917 the party's "Ard Fheis" adopted a motion committing the party to establishing a republic before holding a referendum on whether to install a monarchy or not, once the monarch chosen was not from the House of Windsor.The party later committed itself unambiguously to supporting a republic.Given its introduction of the concept of abstentionism, and its formative role in the appearance of Sinn Féin, "The Resurrection of Hungary" was one of the most influential texts in 20th-century Irish history.