Parlimentery Tradition Flashcards
Name 2 historical personalitys from Parliamentary Tradition.
Daniel O’Connell.
Charles Stewart Parnell.
What did Daniel O’Connell achieve/not achieve?
Emancipation Act 1829, allowing Catholics to sir in parliament.
Tithe payments lowered and paid to landlords.
Did not get the Irish Parliment restored.
Name a few ways Daniel O’Connell was/could have been commemorated.
Political speeches.
Road named after him.
Statue.
What were O’Connell’s political beliefs?
Catholic emancipation.
End of tithe payments.
Abolition of the Act of Union, parliment in Dublin.
How did O’Connell achieve his goals?
Used peaceful means.
Founded the Catholic Association.
Held monster meetings.
How many people would attend monster meetings?
Over 100,000
What is a problem O’Connell faced?
The Brittish parliament banned a monster meeting in Clontarf, this screwed up his movement.
How much was a membership for the Catholic Association?
1 penny a month.
Who passed the Emancipation Act 1829?
The Duke of Wellington
Why did the Duke of Wellington pass the emancipation Act 1829?
He feared another rebellion if it wasn’t passed.
What was O’Connell called after achieving the Emancipation Act 1829?
Liberator
What religion and status was Parnell?
Protestant landowner.
How did O’Connell build his party?
The electoral system.
What were Parnell’s goals?
Home Rule.
Fair rent, fixed tenure and free sale.
What did Parnell achieve/ not achieve?
He achieved land reforms.
He did not achieve Home Rule :(
When did Parnell become and MP?
1875
Who were the Whiteboys?
Angry, poor tenant farmers who wantet better tenant rights
What decade were the Whiteboy attacks?
1870s
How did the Whiteboys retaliate?
Attacking landlords and their families, often damaging or buning the poperty.
Who set up the Home Rule League?
Isaac Butt
Describe Butt’s view on Home Rule.
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.
What tactic did Parnell use in parliment and what did it do?
Filibustering.
Intentional long speeched to delay parliment.
Who did Parnell’s speeches win the support of?
Radicals and Nationalists.
What was the Act of Union 1801?
Ireland was ruled by Westminister in Brittian.
