Home Rule

Home Rule

Irish Parliamentary Party
1. Led by John Redmond
2. Won over 80 seats in 1910 elections
3. Supported Liberal PM Herbert Asquith
First two bills vetoed in 1886 and 1893
Third Home Rule Bill: 11 April 1912
1. Ireland would have its own parliament
  1. Irish government would deal with Irish affairs
2. Delayed for two years
  1. Due to arrive in 1914
    1. Suspended when World War I broke out
      1. After WWI people were fed up with HR
3. Unionists were very opposed
Campaign began in 1870
Unionist Opposition
1. Edward Carson
  1. Wanted to keep all of Ireland part of Britain
  2. Southern unionist
  3. Suggested that Ireland might partition if HR was introduced
2. James Craig
  1. Northern unionist
  2. Wanted to prevent HR in Ulster
  3. His Ulster-based view won out
    1. Ulster Solemn League and Covenant 1912
    2. Ulster Volunteer Force 1913
      1. Irish Volunteers formed in response to UVF
Sinn Féin
1. Wanted an Irish republic
2. Formed by Arthur Griffith
  1. Led by Éamon de Valera from 1917
3. Won majority of votes in 1918 election
  1. Completely wiped out HR party
    1. Irish people now want a republic instead of Home Rule
  2. Largest party in Ireland

Resource summary

	Created by Clodagh Leahy about 8 years ago