ireland 1886-1914 Flashcards
what was set up to help revive irish culture?
gaelic athletic association 1884
gaelic league
sinn fein
1885 ashbourne act
government would lend tenants all the money they needed to buy their holdings
little used because the repayments were higher than the amount they had paid
1887 land act
this extended the benefits of the second Land Act including fair rent to lease holders
1891 land purchase act
allocated more money for tenants to buy their land but terms still not attractive to most of them
1903 land purchase act
tenants could borrow all the money to buy thier land then pay 3.25% of what they had borrowed for 68 years - less than their normal rate
landowners would get 12% above normal market price for the land
far more tenants brought their land than ever before
what did the conservatives acheive?
irish countryside was much more peaceful - desire for Home Rule surpressed
conservatives had made a permanent alliance with the liberal unionists - weakened libs and helped cons stay in power
why did the liberals first delay and then introduce home rule?
Campbell-Bannerman didn’t want Home Rule and instead wanted step-by-step moves to self-government
didn’t depend on Irish support due to large majority in 1906 election
introduced Irish Council Bill in 1907 but Redmond didn’t like it
lost their parlimentary majority in 1910 and needed Irish MPs support with the 1909 budget so granted Home Rule
third home rule bill 1912
there would be two assemblies in the Irish parliament which would at first be appointed by the British government
Ireland would have 42 MPs at westminister
why did the ulster protestant resist the third home rule bill?
protestant feared it for religious reasons
businessment feared an Irish Parliament would harm Irish industry as it would be dominated by farmers.
how seriously did ulster resist to third home rule bill?
revived orange order
chose Carson as leader
470,000 signed agreement to resist
joined together the UVF
UVF got 35,000 rifles and 5 million rounds of ammunition
had support of the conservatives and Bonar LAw
how did the nationalists respond to the ulster resistance?
fenians started recruiting again
Irish volunteerss formed
how did the government control Ireland?
extra guards put on arms depots in Ulster
battleships moved to northern ireland and scotland
many officers sympathetic to protestants
soldiers said that they would rather be dismissed than obey orders to act - looked bad for libs
what did Salisbury want to do to Home Rule?
kill it with kindness
use co ercion
who did salisbury appoint?
balfour
what acts did Salisbury pass?
ashbourne land act
congested districts board