Notes – Twentieth Century Irish History Governing Ireland 1914-1917 * Ireland ruled directly from London – Irish Politicians sit in the Parliament at Westminster (1800 Act of Union) * Lord Lieutenant – King’s representative in Ireland * Chief Secretary – Parliament’s representative in Ireland * Nationalists & Unionists are the TWO main political groups in the country. Political Groups in Ireland (1914) The Nationalists – About 3 million Irish people – most of them Catholic
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Kevin Gerard Barry (Irish: Caoimhín de Barra ) (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising.[1] Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an IRA operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.[2] Barry’s death is considered a watershed moment in the Irish conflict. His execution outraged public opinion in Ireland and throughout the world‚ because of his youth. The timing of his death was
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During the early twentieth century‚ many Irish people wish to fight for Ireland to have independence from British rule and become a Republic. There were many key players in the fight against Britain. Some of these people include: Michael Collins‚ Arthur Griffiths‚ Eamon De Valera and many others. Michael Collins played a large role in the fight against Britain. Although Michael Collins was a freedom fighter‚ so of the methods he used to achieve his goals‚ make him appear as a terrorist. There is
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not military‚ purposes‚ and by groups too weak to mount open assaults. Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece and has occurred throughout history. In the 20th cent. acts of terrorism have been associated with the Italian Red Brigades‚ the Irish Republican Army‚ the Palestine Liberation Organization‚ Peru ’s Shining Path‚ and the Weathermen among many groups. It is a modern tool of the alienated and its psychological impact on the public has increased because of extensive coverage by the media. Governments
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it. In 1916 many of the Irish strongly wanted to take hold of Dublin‚ with the purpose to wipe out the British rule in Ireland‚ and hoping to become entirely independent. The Irish wanted to have a republic‚ and become free from the British rule. The leaders before the Easter Uprising started to realize that the public would show their support against the British. The leaders of this rebellion came together to fight for what they believed in. The independence of the Irish was very important and showed
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the 21st January 1919. Therefore it is referring to the murder of the two RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) officers by the IRA (Irish Republican Army) which occurred in Soloheadbeg on the 21st January 1919‚ it occurred as the IRA saw the RIC as representatives of the British Authority within Ireland even though most of the RIC were Catholics. This therefore was this event which led to the triggering of the Anglo-Irish War‚ or War of Independence as it is sometime referred to. However this source was
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Liam O’Flathery The Sniper is a short story written by Liam O’Flathery‚ an Irish author‚ who fought for the independence of Ireland. The short story was printed January 12‚ 1923 as O’Flathery first published work. The story takes place in Ireland’s capital city‚ Dublin. The year is probably around 1922‚ where the Irish Free State has just been established. The Anglo-Irish Treaty was agreed by London and it created an Irish Free State‚ but it was under the dominion of the British Commonwealth‚ which
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met for the first time two Irish volunteers in Soloheadbeg‚ Co. Tipperary ambushed and murdered two Royal Irish Constabulary men (RIC). This sparked the Irish War of Independence. Throughout the next twelve months both the British and the Irish government battled for control of Ireland. This year we also got to see a slow rise in violence being used witch continued through the early months of 1920. The volunteers decide to change their name to the Irish Republican Army (IRB). They continued to look
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(Protestants) in Northern Ireland‚ and the Catholics initially took to retaliating with violence for a while. This had already foreshadowed the elevation of contempt that the Catholics would have for the Protestants. In 1969‚ the intervention of the British army in the Civil Rights Movement (organised by the Catholics to protest against unfair treatment peacefully) dramatically induced a new wave of conflicts‚ known as the Troubles. They arrested and damaged innocent Catholics and their houses‚ claiming they
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during the American Revolution. The people of Ireland were oppressed by their conquerors for too long and with no other options available‚ violence was the only answer. In order to fully understand how terrorism and violence became acceptable to the Irish‚ one must look at the history‚ economy‚ and society of Ireland after the English conquest of Ireland. Ireland at its core is a completely different nation than England. The people and their history are completely different. By 450 AD‚ Ireland was almost
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