Ireland Under The Union Flashcards
(89 cards)
1
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Catholic emancipation passed.
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April 1829.
2
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Lichfield house compact.
A
February 1835.
3
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Gladstone first HR bill.
A
1886.
4
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Gladstone 2nd HR bill.
A
1893.
5
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The fenian rising.
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1867.
6
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Young Ireland rebellion.
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July 1848.
7
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Clontarf monster meeting called off.
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October 1843.
8
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IPP split after the O’Shea scandal.
A
1890.
9
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Emmett’s rebellion.
A
1803.
10
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The Catholic Association was established.
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1823.
11
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The disestablishment of the church of Ireland.
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- Brought Protestants together. Seen as a renegotiation of the act of union.
12
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Irish unionism became a political grouping.
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- Formation of loyal Irish union and Irish loyal and patriotic union.
13
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Who was the first leader of the Irish unionists.
A
Edward Saunderson.
14
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Famine.
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1845-1852.
15
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The land act is passed.
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1870.
16
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Amount raised by penny rent by December 1924.
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7000.
17
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Larne gun running affect on Irish volunteer membership.
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7000-130,000 by the end of May.
18
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Larne gun running.
A
April 1914.
19
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Number of rifles in the larne gun running.
A
25,000.
20
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Larne gun running leader.
A
Fred Crawford, a UVF member.
21
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Howth gun running.
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July 1914 - Roger Casement.
22
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Hill of Tara meeting.
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15 August 1843. Up to 1 million attended.
23
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Land league formation.
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October 1879. Parnell, Davitt and Dillon.
24
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Belfast conservative society founded.
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1835.
25
Dublin metropolitan conservative society founded.
1836.
26
Irish Protestant conservative society founded.
1831.
27
O’Connell a policy pursuit tactic.
Brinkmanship.
28
Catholic committee was formed.
1804.
29
Irish unionist party formed.
1885.
30
Saunderson joined the orange order.
1881.
31
Carson constituency.
Trinity college.
32
Horace plunkett constituency.
South Dublin.
33
Saunderson Irish unionist leader.
1885-1906. North Armagh.
34
Saunderson asked lord templeton to form the Unionist clubs.
1893.
35
Ulster unionist convention.
Botanic gardens - 12,000. 1892.
36
Thomas Harrison stood in north belfast in 1900 to represent…
Tenant farmers.
37
The leader of the 50 unionists drilling in richill during the 1886 home rule bill’s consideration.
Edwin Best.
38
1993 drilling.
200.
39
Young ulster movement founder.
Fred Crawford.
40
United Irishmen 1803 rebellion attendance.
300.
41
Executions after 1803 rebellion.
22.
42
Young Ireland emerged.
1842.
43
Young Ireland leaders.
Thomas Davis, Charles Gavin Duffy, John Blake Duffy.
44
Young Ireland newspaper.
The nation.
45
Tithe war.
1830-1836.
Mainly non violent. Some violence.
46
Young Ireland split from O’Connell.
1845.
47
Young Ireland officially split from repeal association.
1846.
48
Young Ireland rebellion details.
100 peasants confronted police in Tipperary. Led by William O’Brien.
49
Fenians formed.
1858.
50
Fenian international support.
Irish in Britain and British army.
Irish in USA.
51
Fenians difficulties.
No support from church.
Stephens fell out with USA contacts leading to financial and armament issues.
Rebellion plan revealed by spies.
52
Fenian uprising successes.
Police surrendered at Glencullen and Stepaside.
53
Catholic distractions in early 1800s.
The veto question.
Emancipation for British say in bishop appointments.
54
Elections reflecting emancipation appeal.
Ascendency candidate George Beresford lost his seat to liberal minded Henry Villiers Stewart 1357-527.
55
O’Connell repeal quote.
“Used repeal as a political instrument.”
Used repeal to threaten government into concessions.
56
Repeal defeat vote in the commons.
523 - 38. 1834.
57
Lichfield house compact results.
Action on tithes.
Dublin castle gained first catholics since king James.
58
Reform of tithes.
1838.
59
Poor relief act. Creation of workhouses.
1938.
60
Municipal corporations replaced with elected councils.
1840.
61
O’Connell became Dublin mayor.
1841.
62
O’Connell imprisoned.
1844. Repealers tried for conspiracy.
HoL overturned sentence months in to his prison time.
63
O’Connell held 4 monster meetings.
Summer 1845.
64
O’Connell committee formed for famine relief.
Mansion committee. Oct 1845.
65
O’Connell last great public appearance.
Addressing the famine in the commons - 1847.
66
O’Connell death.
May 1847.
67
Peel measures during famine.
Imported £100,000 American Indian corn. (£3.5m worth of potatoes had been lost.)
68
Maynooth grant.
Peel supported a bill that provided a grant for maynooth college, a Catholic priests’ training facility. This was taken as support for the Catholic Church and caused controversy in parliament.
69
Mitchel quote.
Those who didn’t have a gun should sell their “garment to buy one”.
70
Sedition of the British government.
Thomas Francis Meagher and John mitchel.
71
Reasons for the end of the repeal movement.
O’Connell’s death 1847.
Mitchels conviction 1848.
72
Figures associated with linking land and nationalism.
Parnell and Lalor.
73
Lord templetons organisations.
Unionist clubs - 1893.
74
Fred Crawfords organisation.
Young ulster. Late 19th century.
75
Southern unionist groups.
Cork defence union - 1885.
Irish loyal and political union - 1885.
Irish unionist alliance - 1891.
76
Thomas Sinclairs association
Ulster defence union. 1894.
77
Group that utilised ‘emergency men’ to help landlords.
Property defence association. 1880.
78
Property rights group.
Ulster loyalist and anti-repeal union. 1886.
79
Group that emulated O’Connells Catholic rent.
Irish Protestant conservative society. 1831.
80
Coercion act.
1881.
81
Main drilling group.
UDU.
82
Sinclair attempt to appeal to catholics.
‘Erin go Bragh’ written across the stage in stranmillis.
83
Catholic unionist.
Denis Henry.
84
Land war.
1879-1882.
85
Repeal association.
1840.
86
Phoenix park murders.
May 1882. Secretary and under secretary for Ireland.
87
Kilmainham treaty.
1882. Released land league prisoners including Parnell.
88
Gaelic league branches.
107 in 1899, 400 in 1902.
89
Amount paid to landlords after the kilmainham treaty.
800,000 paid by government owed by 130,000 farmers.
