8. Labor 1908 Irish Transport and General Workers Union founded by James LArkin 1911 Irish Women Workers’ Union 1912 Irish Labour Party
9. James Larkin 1907 National Union of Dock Labourers Sent to Dublin Often too extreme for workers as well as employers.
10. 1913 Strike and riots William Murphy demands pledge of loyalty August 26 Tram Workers walk August 29 Mass meeting prohibited August 30, 31 Meetings and riots
11. 1913 Lockout 2 September. The Dublin Coal Merchants’ Association lock out union members 2/12 Farmers in Co. Dublin gave notice to labourers who belong to the union; Dublin Carriers’ Association fires workers who refuse to handle ‘tainted’ goods 2/22 Timber Merchants’ employees join the boycott 2/27 Food aid from England
16. Home Rule III Passed for third time Asquith supports separate amending bill giving choice to Ulster
17. Home Rule –Curragh Mutiny General Officer Commanding Ireland—Lieut. Gen. Sir Arthur Paget; Brig. Gen Gough at Curragh Task – Move into Ulster to secure army depots in Ireland from threats by Unionists Paget issues offer to let officers resign, rather than enforce the Home Rule Act 1914 in Ulster. Curragh: 70 British Army Officers: 57 accept
18. Arming Ulster volunteers (~100,000) May 1914 Larne: 25,000 rifles and 3,000,000 rounds of ammunition from Germany Irish Volunteers (~180,000) July 1914, Howth: 900 Mauser 11 mm calibre single shot rifles (1871 vintage) and 29,000 rounds of its black powder ammunition
20. 1914 Defence of the Realm Act Broad powers Prohibit Kite flying Lighting bonfires Buying binoculars Feeding bread to wild animals Watered down drinks at pubs with short hours
22. Irish in the British Army 206,000 total from Ireland 58,000 already enlisted in the British Regular Army or Navy 130,000 men new volunteers 24,000 from the Redmondite National Volunteers. 26,000 from the Ulster Volunteers. 80,000 no paramilitary background
36. Putting down the rising Tuesday - British reinforcements Wednesday – Use of artillery Bombardment continues even after GPO is abandoned Saturday – Nurse Elizabeth O Farrell mediates surrender of Pearse
37. Casualties of Easter Rising 1916 Killed 142 British soldiers and police 64 rebels 254 civilians Wounded 2,000 people
46. ‘The real Ireland, as opposed to the false doctrines of the Sinn Féin rebels: Captain William Redmond, Mr. John Redmond’s soldier brother, leading Irish troops’. Captain Redmond was killed at the front in 1917
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48. Thomas Ashe (1885-1917) Teacher and founder of pipe band Leader of Easter rising in N. Dublin Imprisoned and then released in 1917 Rearrested for sedition Hunger strike, demanding prisoner of war status Dies while being force fed
49. Sinn Féin 1906 Founded by Arthur Griffith Radicalized after Easter Rising Released prisoners They do not want to fight England by arms, but ‘to ignore her, boycott her, and quietly assume the administration of Irish affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru, 1907
50. 1918 Election Sinn Fein 73 (46.9%) 46 w. arrest records Irish Unionist 22 (25.3%) I.P.P. 6 (21.7%) Other 4
52. Sinn Féin – 1918 manifesto Reaffirming the inalienable right of the Irish Nation to sovereign independence, reaffirming the determination of the Irish people to achieve it, and guaranteeing within the independent Nation equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens.
53. Sinn Féin – 1918 manifesto Withdraw Irish MPs from the British Parliament Use all means to contest military subjection Establish an Irish constituent assembly Appeal to the Versailles peace conference for “establishment of Ireland as an Independent Nation”
56. 1919-20 De Valera Mission to the US Attends Republican National Convention Fails to get recognition for Ireland Raises ~ $6,000,000 High administrative expenses – Waldorf Bonds for Irish Press Group (de Valera family company)