Political Developments In Ireland From 1900-1914 Flashcards
How many MP’s did Ireland have at Westminster at the start?
Ireland had 105 MP’s
What did the viceroy do?
Represented the King in Ireland
What religion were the majority of Irish Nationalists?
Catholics
What the the early Nationalists want?
Home Rule with their own parliament
What party first represented the Nationalists?
The Home Rule Party
Who was the leader of the Home Rule Party?
John Redmond
He had 80MP’s @ Westminster
What was the IRB?
A small amount of Nationalists who wanted a republic.
They were a secret society and believed in gaining independence through violence.
Thomas Clarke and Seán McDermott were the leaders.
What religion were the majority of Unionists?
Protestants
Why didn’t Unionists want Home Rule?
They believed “Home Rule is Rome Rule”, meaning that Home Rule would be Catholic run.
They also believed Dublin would ruin their economic prosperity.
Who were the leaders of the Unionist Party?
Edward Carson and James Craig.
They had 20MP’s @ Westminster
What did Cultural Nationalists believe?
Ireland should have its own government as there was a different culture to Britain.
What movements did Cultural Nationalists set up to protect Irish Culture?
GAA (1884) Gaelic League (1893)
What Cultural Nationalists produce?
Many Rising leaders
What Trade Union did Jim Larkin set up?
ITGWU (Irish Transport and General Workers Union)
What did the ITGWU fight for?
Better wages and working conditions
How did Dublin employers try to destroy the ITGWU?
They told workers to quit the union or lose their jobs.
When did Larkin call the workers on strike?
August 1913
What happened when he started the strike?
Employers locked workers out
It lasted for 5 months
Workers left union and returned to work
Larkin left for the USA
Who set up the Irish Citizen Army in 1913?
James Connolly
What were the two major parties in the House of Commons during the Home Rule crisis?
Liberals and Conservatives (Tories)
Name 3 points about the Liberal Party.
Ruled by Herbert Asquith
Unsure of Home Rule because of split in 1866
Did not need the support of the Home Rule Party
Name 3 points about the Conservative Party.
Lead by Andrew B. Law
Supported Unionists
Against Home Rule
Dominated House of Lords
What did Redmond demand for supporting the Liberal Party?
Home Rule
What was the Parliament Act of 1911?
Asquith returned and ended veto for House of Lords
Could now reject a bill twice but it would become law the third time.
Meant that the third Home Rule bill passed @ House of Commons in 1912 would be law in 1914.
How did Unionists react to this news?
They had organised demonstrations
UVF was set up to train men to resist through force.
How did Nationalists react?
1913- the Irish Volunteers are formed by Eoin MacNeill.
Many of the IV leaders were also in the IRB
Hoped to see Volunteers in a fight for total independence.
What did Asquith persuade Redmond and Carson to do?
Talk.
They agreed to a partition.
What happened when World War I began?
Home Rule was postponed until after the war.
What did the act of union (1801) mean?
It meant Ireland was a part of the United Kingdom.
