Pg 35 Student Guide -

1.) Carsonism: as a "template" for the Irish Volunteers, inspo. 2.) Impact of the War. 3.) Split in the Irish Volunteers.

What is the name of the scholar Michael Laffan’s work?

“The Partition of Ireland”.

Scholar: Michael Laffan argues that the formation of the UVF is “…” in “rekindling the … flame”.

• instrumental

• fenian

What is the name of Alvin Jackson’s work?

“Home Rule”.

What 2 scholars concur that Carson was responsible for bringing the gun back into Irish politics?

Michael Laffin and Alvin Jackson.

Pádraig Pearse, an advocate for HR and armed rebellion was inspired by the UVF’s arming. What quote from Pearse illustrates this?

“I am glad that the orangemen have armed, for it is a goodly thing to see the arms in the hands of Irish men.”

What was the name of the IRB member of the Supreme Court who got Éoin MacNéill to publish his paper “The North began” in November 1913.

• Hobson.

What did Éoin MacNéill’s newspaper “The North began” call for in November 1913?

The formation of Irish Volunteers in response to the UVF.

True or False, Did Bulmer Hobson, member of the IRB Supreme Council, intend MacNéill to be the front man of a paramilitary organisation which the IRB, would, in fact, be in control of?

True, Éoin MacNéill would be the figurehead of the organisation.

True or false was the provisional committee of the Irish Volunteers heavily infiltrated by IRB members?

True, it was now a vulnerable group of only 7%, 12,000 members after Redmond’s Woodenbridge speech in September 1914.

Later in 1913, senior members of the Irish Volunteers were sworn into the IRB. Can you name the main 3?

• Pádraig Pearse

• Joseph Mary Plunkett

• Thomas McDonagh

True or False, after late 1913, nearly ½ the volunteers in the Provisional Committee were fierce Republicans?

True

In March 1914, after Redmond was forced to concede the principle of temporary partition, did the number of Irish Volunteers surge or decline? And by how much?

Surge, by 150,000 men,

Why could the Irish Volunteers actions not be stopped?

Because the UVF had support from the Conservatives and so it became impossible for the Liberals to take action against the Irish Volunteers.

True or False, does Alvin Jackson in his work “Home Rule” state that Easter Rising was “virtually unimaginable without WW1”.

True

At the time Britain enters WW1 on the 4th August 1914, are the majority of Irish people still committed to the IPP and its HR agenda? True or False?

True.

However, concern does rise with the government’s ignorance to what ?

Unionist paramilitary threats

What is the significant quote associated with Clarke and MacDermott at this time?

‘England’s difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity”.

In August 1914, what does the IRB Supreme Council agree in principle to stage before the end of WW1?

A rebellion.

Who was president of the IRB at this time?

McCullough

What was McCullough as IRB president and most other members of the IRB supreme council keen to avoid with Britain?

Keen to avoid a premature confrontation with Britain.

However, the executive committee, effectively Clarke and MacDermott, interpreted the August agreement as a mandate for action regardless.

What was the catalyst in September 1914 for the split in the Irish Volunteers?

Redmond’s Woodenbridge Speech.

What percent respond the Redmond’s call and what do they form. Also, from then on, since they followed Redmond’s call, what are they known as?

• 93%,

• National Volunteers

• Redmondites

How many aproximately, number and percentage remain under MacNéill’s authority. What did they remain being called? What do they later become known as because they share Sinn Féin’s anti-war stance?

• 12,000

• 7%

• The Irish Volunteers

• Sinn Féin Volunteers

What was Thomas Clarke’s reaction to the split and why?

• Clarke was pleased.

• Because the Sinn Féin volunteers could be more easily persuaded to his revolutionary intentions. 

• And Clarke would have even more control over the weak minority than the Redmondites ever would have had … (who had left during the split.)

Fill in the blank…

For Clarke and MacDermott, they now had the opportunity to rebel because they could facilitate a rising by splitting the Irish Volunteers in such a way that they secured a paramilitary body which they could … as much as they wanted.

… = ?

Manipulate

As WW1 dragged on what party did men and women feel increasingly disillusioned with…?

• The IPP

True or False, “Is it fair to say that these men and women were willing to fight for Irish freedom in a way at Easter 1916 they wouldn’t have been motivated to if it hadn’t been for WW1?”

True.