The Home Rule Crisis- Irish History

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