Parliamentary Tradition

Question 1

Name 2 historical personalitys from Parliamentary Tradition.

Answer 1

Daniel O’Connell.
Charles Stewart Parnell.

Question 2

What did Daniel O’Connell achieve/not achieve?

Answer 2

Emancipation Act 1829, allowing Catholics to sir in parliament.
Tithe payments lowered and paid to landlords.
Did not get the Irish Parliment restored.

Question 3

Name a few ways Daniel O’Connell was/could have been commemorated.

Answer 3

Political speeches.
Road named after him.
Statue.

Question 4

What were O’Connell’s political beliefs?

Answer 4

Catholic emancipation.
End of tithe payments.
Abolition of the Act of Union, parliment in Dublin.

Question 5

How did O’Connell achieve his goals?

Answer 5

Used peaceful means.
Founded the Catholic Association.
Held monster meetings.

Question 6

How many people would attend monster meetings?

Answer 6

Over 100,000

Question 7

What is a problem O’Connell faced?

Answer 7

The Brittish parliament banned a monster meeting in Clontarf, this screwed up his movement.

Question 8

How much was a membership for the Catholic Association?

Answer 8

1 penny a month.

Question 9

Who passed the Emancipation Act 1829?

Answer 9

The Duke of Wellington

Question 10

Why did the Duke of Wellington pass the emancipation Act 1829?

Answer 10

He feared another rebellion if it wasn’t passed.

Question 11

What was O’Connell called after achieving the Emancipation Act 1829?

Answer 11

Liberator

Question 12

What religion and status was Parnell?

Answer 12

Protestant landowner.

Question 13

How did O’Connell build his party?

Answer 13

The electoral system.

Question 14

What were Parnell’s goals?

Answer 14

Home Rule.
Fair rent, fixed tenure and free sale.

Question 15

What did Parnell achieve/ not achieve?

Answer 15

He achieved land reforms.
He did not achieve Home Rule :(

Question 16

When did Parnell become and MP?

Answer 16

1875

Question 17

Who were the Whiteboys?

Answer 17

Angry, poor tenant farmers who wantet better tenant rights

Question 18

What decade were the Whiteboy attacks?

Answer 18

1870s

Question 19

How did the Whiteboys retaliate?

Answer 19

Attacking landlords and their families, often damaging or buning the poperty.

Question 20

Who set up the Home Rule League?

Answer 20

Isaac Butt

Question 21

Describe Butt’s view on Home Rule.

Answer 21

He used to be a Unionist and debated against O’Connel.
The Great Famine changed his mind.
He sees a need for an Irish Parliment.

Question 22

What tactic did Parnell use in parliment and what did it do?

Answer 22

Filibustering.
Intentional long speeched to delay parliment.

Question 23

Who did Parnell’s speeches win the support of?

Answer 23

Radicals and Nationalists.

Question 24

What was the Act of Union 1801?

Answer 24

Ireland was ruled by Westminister in Brittian.