home rule and 1916 rising

unionist

wants to remain part of britain (mainly protestant)

nationalist

wants ireland to be independent (mainly catholic)

home rule is _ rule

rome

who lead the unionists

carson and craig

act of union

keep the link with Britain and have Ireland ruled directly from Westminster

curragh mutiny

Officers of the British army in the Curragh said they would resign rather than enforce Home Rule in Ulster.

national volenteers

John Redmond supporters

IRBs belief

englands difficulty is our oppertunity

military council to organing 1916 rising leaders

Páidrig Pearse, Thomas Clarke, Seán McDermott

date of Easter rising

24th April 1916

blood sacrifice

 death would inspire others to fight and die for freedom.

day one of rising

the rebels took over the GPO, St. Stephen’s Green, Boland’s Mills and Jacob’s Factory.

number of rebels

1250

delivered letter ofsurrender

nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell

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political group	aims	key members	methods used
IRB/Fenians	complete independence
Sinn Fein	parliment in Dublin
Home Rule party	home rule

political group	aims	key members	methods used
irb	complete independence	Thomas Clarke	violence rebellion
sinn fein	parliment in dublin	arthur griffith	abstentionism
home rule party	home rule	john redmond	peaceful means

year of the third home rule bill

1912

document signed by unionists to swear to to defend the union with Britain by all means

solemn league and covenant

group that imported arms through larne

ulster volenteer force

group that tried to import arms through howth

irish volenteer force

leader of the irish volenteer force

Eoin McNiell

date of home rule becoming law

18 September 1914

2 reasons the 1916 rising failed

irb were outnumbered and failed to get the supprot of the people

how many leader were executed and where

16 leaders, kilmanham jail

amount of people injured

2500

year of sinn fein creaction

1905

year griffith was replaced and by who

1916, eamon de valera