The Home Rule Crisis- Irish History
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When was the First Home Rule Bill?
1886
When was the Second Home Rule Bill?
1893
When did the Liberals come to power at the start of the 20th Century?
1906
Who becomes Prime Minister in 1906?
Asquith
When did the Liberals suggest the People’s Budget?
1909
When was the “Peers Vs. The People” election?
January 1910
The Liberals win the Jan 1910 election by a vote of _______
274 to 272
The Conservatives accuse the Liberals of making a ___________________________
“Corrupt parliamentary bargain”
How many seats did the Labour Party win in Jan 1910?
40
After January 1910, the next election was held in ___________
December 1910
The Liberals and the Conservatives drew the Dec 1910 election with a vote of ________
272 to 272
When does Asquith introduce the Parliament Bill?
1911
When did Carson become leader of the Irish Unionist Party?
1910
Carson was from which Irish city?
Dublin
Carson introduces a…
“New style of Unionism”
When was the Ulster Unionist Council formed?
1905
The Ulster Unionists had purchased _____ weapons by Summer 1911
2000
When does Carson say “if Ulster succeeds, Home Rule is dead”?
October 1911
When does Bonar Law become leader of the Conservative Party?
13th November 1911
Bonar Law had familial connections to _________ in Ulster
Coleraine
Bonar Law develops a…
New style of politics
When was the Craigavon demonstration?
23rd September 1911
How many Unionists attended the Craigavon demonstration?
50,000
Who organised the Craigavon demonstration?
James Craig
What did Carson express a willingness to do at the Craigavon demonstration?
“Become responsible for the government of the Protestant province of Ulster”
When did the Ulster Unionist Council meet to support a new constitution for an Ulster Provisional Government?
25th September 1911
How many delegates met at the UUC conference on 25th September 1911?
400
When was the Balmoral Demonstration?
9th April 1912
How many people attended the Balmoral Demonstration?
100,000
Who speaks at the Balmoral Demonstration?
Carson and Bonar Law
What potentially inflammatory promise does Bonar Law make at the Balmoral Demonstration?
“Never under any circumstances will we submit to Home Rule”
When was Bonar Law’s Blenheim Palace Speech?
27th July 1912
How many people does Bonar Law address with his Blenheim Palace speech?
13,000
Bonar Law’s Blenheim Palace speech was in response to _____________
Asquith’s speech in Dublin the week before (“Ireland is a nation, not two nations”)
How does Bonar Law subtly suggest force at the Blenheim Speech?
“There are stronger things than parliamentary majorities”
When was “Ulster Day”?
28th September 1912
When was the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant signed?
28th September 1912
How many people sign the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant?
500,000
English newspapers call the Ulster Unionists _____________ after the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant
“God’s chosen people”
Of the first 9 signatories of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant, how many were Protestant ministers?
6
When was the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) formed?
January 1913
Who led the UVF?
Lieutenant General Sir George Richardson
How many members were there in the UVF?
100,000
How does Laffan describe the militarisation of Irish politics?
“Carson put the gun back into Irish politics”
How does Rees describe the UVF?
“A viable military machine”
What is the proper name for the Third Home Rule Bill?
The Government of Ireland Bill
When was the Government of Ireland Bill introduced?
11th April 1912
What is the name of the cabinet committee created to consider Home Rule?
The Primrose Committee
When was the Primrose Committee formed?
January 1911
When does the Primrose Committee first consider Ulster?
6th February 1912
Who suggests Ulster exclusion on 6th February 1912?
Churchill and Lloyd George
Who was the Chief Secretary for Ireland at this time?
Birrell
When does Asquith introduce a proviso for potential Ulster exclusion?
6th February 1912
How does Asquith describe Ulster Unionists?
“An irreconcilable minority”
How does Redmond describe Ulster Unionism at this stage?
“Mere bluff”
Asquith’s policy can be described as the _________ approach
“Wait and see”
When was the Agar-Robartes Amendment suggested?
11th June 1912
To which political party did Agar-Robartes belong?
The Liberal Party
Asquith opposed partition with his speech on Dublin on _______________
20th June 1912
Who accepted the Agar-Robartes Amendment?
Carson and the Ulster Unionists
When was the Carson Amendment proposed?
1st January 1913
The Carson Amendment proposed _____ county exclusion
9
When does Bonar Law try to push King George V into dissolving Parliament and calling an election based on Home Rule?
Summer 1913
Who won the Londonderry Byelection?
Hogg
After the Londonderry Byelection, what was the split between Home Rulers and Unionists in Ulster?
17/16
How does Lyons describe Redmond?
“Naive in the extreme”
When was the Loreburn Letter published?
11th September 1913
In which newspaper was the Loreburn Letter published?
The Times
When does Carson write to Bonar Law to accept six county exclusion?
23rd September 1913
How does Redmond describe the proposal of partition?
“An abomination and a blasphemy”
When are the Asquith and Bonar Law meetings?
October 1913-December 1913
When was the first Asquith-Bonar Law meeting?
14th October 1913
When was the second Asquith-Bonar Law meeting?
6th November 1913
What comes out of the Second Asquith-Bonar Law meeting?
The Lloyd-George County Options Scheme
When does Asquith say “We will not be deterred by menaces of civil war”
27th November 1913
When was the third Asquith-Bonar Law meeting?
10th December 1913
What comes out of the third Asquith-Bonar Law meeting?
Relations deteriorate- Bonar Law will not accept temporary exclusion
What does Carson say in response to the County Options Scheme?
“We do not want a sentence of death with a stay of execution for six years”
How does Redmond describe the County Options Scheme?
“The price of peace”
When was the Irish Volunteer Force (IVF) established?
November 1913
Who formed the IVF?
MacNeill
When was the Curragh Incident?
March 1914
Which bill, involving the military, does Bonar Law attempt to amend?
Army (Annual) Bill
Who was Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Curragh Incident?
Paget
Which three men plan to use the military in Ulster (in relation to the Curragh Incident)?
Churchill, Seely, Paget
When is Paget informed about plans to use the military against the UVF?
14th March 1914
When did Paget leak the plan?
20th March 1914
How many men threatened to mutiny as part of the Curragh Incident?
58
Who leads the mutinees during the Curragh Incident?
Gough
When does Gough negotiate with Seely?
22nd-23rd March 1914
How does Laffan describe the impact of the Curragh Incident on Asquith?
“Asquith’s sword broke in his hand”
When was the Larne Gun-Running?
24th-25th April 1914
When was it made illegal to import weapons into Ireland?
5th December 1913
How many rifles were imported as part of the Larne Gun-Running?
24,600
How many rounds of ammunition were imported as part of the Larne Gun-Running?
3 million
After the Larne Gun-Running, what fraction of the UVF was armed?
1/4
Who led the Howth Gun-Running?
Casement
How many rifles were imported as part of the Howth Gun-Running?
1500
How many rounds of ammunition were imported as part of the Howth Gun-Running?
45,000
How did the Larne Gun impact membership of the IVF?
Increased from 7000 to 100,000