The Home Rule Bill, passed by the British parliament in 1912, was
due, when it came into effect in 1914, to give Ireland some control
over her own affairs for the first time since the Act of Union in
1800. However, this was postponed when the First World War broke
out and by the time the war had ended the political landscape in
Ireland had changed irrevocably. The nationalist movement split
into the followers of John Redmond who chose to fight for the
British in the war in the hope that their loyalty would be rewarded
and those on the other side who felt that this was just a delaying
tactic and that 'England's difficulty [was] Ireland's opportunity'.
Meanwhile the Unionists were violently opposed to any form of Irish
self government, believing that 'Home rule is Rome rule' and this
led to the signing of the Ulster Covenant and the establishment of
the Ulster Volunteers. The respected historians who have
contributed to this book examine the reaction to the Home Rule Bill
across many shades of political opinion across these islands and
give a fascinating analysis of what might have been if external
events had not overtaken local ones.
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