Chronicles: Chapter 13 - Nationalism and unionism, 1911–1923 | Quizlet

21 January 1919

Date of the First Dáil and the start of the War of Independence.

Auxiliaries

British ex-soldiers sent to Ireland to join up with the Black and Tans.

Black and Tans

British ex-soldiers sent to Ireland to reinforce the Royal Irish Constabulary against the IRA.

Blood sacrifice

A willingness to shed blood and die for the cause (such as Irish independence).

Castle Document

Forged document suggesting the leaders of the Irish Volunteers were about to be arrested.

Cumann na mBan

A sister group of the Irish Volunteers formed by female nationalists. Formed in April 1914

Dominion status

a country has its own government but recognised the British monarch as its head of state.

Guerilla warfare

surprise military attacks, often used by a small, mobile force against a larger, less mobile force.

Home Rule

Self-government for Ireland involving a parliament in Dublin dealing with internal affairs. External affairs would remain under the control of the British parliament in London.

Irish Civil War

The conflict between pro- and anti-treaty groups in Ireland from 1922 to 1923.

Irish Free State

Name given to Ireland under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921.

Irish Republican Army (IRA)

The Irish Volunteers were renamed the IRA during the Irish War of Independence. They fought a guerilla war against Crown forces.

Irish Volunteers

A militant nationalist organisation formed in 1913 to fight for Irish independence. Eoin MacNeill was its leader.

Irregulars

Anti-treaty IRA fighters during the Irish Civil War.

Monday 24 April 1916

Date the Easter Rising began.

Power of plenipotentiary

Full power to negotiate and sign agreements. This was given to the people negotiating in London

President of the First Dáil

Éamon de Valera.

Regulars

Free State Army soldiers during the Irish Civil War.

Royal Irish Constabulary

The RIC was a regular police force in Ireland in the period before the Irish Free State was founded.

Saturday 29 April 1916

Date the Easter Rising ended.

Seven members of the military council

Pearse, Ceannt, Plunkett, MacDiarmada, Clarke, Connolly and MacDonagh.

Special Powers Act 1922

Introduced by the Free State government, the law allowed anti-treaty IRA members to be arrested, imprisoned and even executed for a number of offences, including possession of a gun.

Ulster Volunteer Force

Founded in 1913 to resist Home Rule.

Unionist

A person (usually a Protestant) who identifies as British and wants to maintain the union between Ireland and Britain.

War of Independence

A conflict in Ireland from 1919 to 1921.