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Significance
What were the most important consequences
of British political support for Home Rule?
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Significance
Objectives
In this activity you will:
Learn the different consequences for British support of
Home Rule.
Consider whether the policy of Home Rule had an
impact on Ireland.
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Significance
Did the policy of Home Rule have an impact
on Ireland?
Key terms:
Home Rule
Political measure to give Ireland its own parliament to rule itself.
However, Ireland would remain within the British Empire.
Sectarian
Describes religious and political conflict between Catholics and
Protestants in Ireland.
Ulster
One of the four provinces of Ireland. Large numbers of Protestants
lived in Ulster.
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Significance
Did the policy of Home Rule have an impact
on Ireland?
Background:
In 1801, Ireland became part of the United
Kingdom with the signing of the ‘Act of Union’.
Many Irish Catholics opposed the ‘Union’,
especially after the Irish Famine of
1845-1849.
Charles Stewart Parnell campaigned for
Home Rule and established a Home Rule
movement known as the ‘New Departure’.
In the late 19th century, the Liberal Party
supported Home Rule as a method to
maintain peace in Ireland.
William Gladstone, the Liberal Prime Minister,
introduced the first Home Rule Bill to
Parliament in 1886.
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Did the policy of Home Rule have an impact
on Ireland?
Historians often examine the consequence of different events,
to explore their significance.
Completing the following task will help you understand the
significance of Liberal Party support for Irish Home Rule.
Task:
Read slides 7-10 and create a timeline of key events.
You need to focus on the following dates:
1886 1893 1905 1910 1914 1912
Once you have completed your timeline, write down whether
you think the policy of Home Rule had an impact on Ireland.
An example of the timeline has been provide on the next screen.
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1886
1905
The Ulster Union
Council
established to
protect
Irish Protestants
1914
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The Home Rule Bill of 1886 alienated many Irish Protestants,
especially within Ulster.
The Protestants believed that Home Rule and the creation of a
separate parliament would lead to Ireland becoming
independent and leaving the ‘Union’.
They believed this would result in Catholics dominating Ireland
and that Protestants would lose their political influence.
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Did the policy of Home Rule have an impact
on Ireland?
Several Ulster Liberal MPs joined the Conservative Party, who opposed
the granting of Home Rule.
Protestants in Ulster set up the ‘Ulster Defence Association’ in 1886 to
protect Protestant interests and organise opposition to Home Rule.
In 1886, sectarian violence broke out in Ulster, resulting in 32 people
being killed and hundreds being injured.
The Home Rule Bills of 1886 and 1893 failed to pass through
Parliament.
Between 1895-1905, the Conservative Party was in power and Home
Rule was not supported.
However, Protestants in Ulster still felt threatened by Irish Catholics.
In 1905, the Ulster Union Council was established to protect Irish
Protestant political interests.
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Did the policy of Home Rule have an impact
on Ireland?
In the 1910 General Election, the Liberal Party failed to gain
a clear majority of MPs in Parliament.
They needed the support of the Irish Nationalist Party MPs
to form the Government.
The Nationalists demanded a Home Rule Bill, which was
presented to Parliament in 1912. Ulster was not excluded
from the Bill.
Unionists, such as Edward Carson, talked of armed resistance
against Home Rule.
Thousands of Irish Protestants marched against the Bill.
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Significance
Did the policy of Home Rule have an impact
on Ireland?
The Ulster Volunteer Force was established, which
recruited, trained and armed Irish Protestants.
In 1914, they bought 35,000 rifles.
Catholics also set up armed groups, such as the
Irish Volunteers.
Ireland appeared to be on the verge of civil war.
However, in 1914 World War I broke out, and Asquith, the
Liberal Prime Minister, did not introduce the Home Rule Bill.
Thousands of Irish Protestants and Catholics joined the
British Army to fight against Germany.
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