The Irish Home Rule Movement

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Why did the Irish want their own homeland?
The Irish Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1870 to the end of World War I.
Source #1
Citation: C N Trueman "Home Rule And Ireland" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 25 Mar 2015. 8 Jan 2018.
Basic Information:
Home Rule was the name given to the process of allowing Ireland more say in how it was governed freeing them from the rule of London and giving those in Ireland who wanted Ireland to have more home derived power.
One of the main barriers to Home Rule for decades had been the House of Lords.
Important Acts:
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Before 1910, the Unionists had put their faith in the House of Lords rejecting any form of Home Rule Bill After the Parliament Act of 1911, they could no longer do this. The Unionists feared that any form of Home Rule would lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom.
They saw the threat of Germany as being a far greater issue to overcome. Many Irishmen joined the call to arms and fought in Western Europe.
Source #2
Citation: McConnell, Dr. James. "Irish Home Rule: An Imagined Future." BBC, 2 Feb. 2011, www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/home_rule_movement_01.shtml. Accessed 8 Jan. 2018.
Basic Information:
The Irish Home Rule was never achieved
Between 1801 and 1922 Ireland formed a constituent part of the United Kingdom.
There were many attempts made to destabilise Anglo-Irish relations.
Rebellions were launched in 1803, 1848, 1867, and 1916 to try and end British rule over Ireland.
Important figures:
Daniel O’Connell in the 1830-1840s campaigned to repeal the Act of Union.
But from the 1870s onwards Irish Nationalists (under Isaac Butt) favoured Home Rule.
The Liberal government, led by WE Gladstone and supported by the Irish Parliamentary Party under Charles Stewart Parnell, introduced a Home Rule bill in the House of

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