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The Ulster Volunteers In many ways, the Ulster Volunteers were not as revolutionary an organisation as they might appear on first assessment. After all, Ireland had seen the formation of just such bodies of men in the 18th century, the Irish Volunteers. Those earlier volunteers however were not originally envisioned as a force
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Donegal’s First Shots Of The War Of Independence While much of the province of Ulster was either heavily protestent or mixed with a minority of Catholics, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan stand out with their large catholic majorities at the time of the War of Independence.
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Ulster And The War of Independence - An Overview A major problem in the popular view of Irish history is the loose use of terminology in general discussion (not so much in academic discourse where terminology can be the downfall of a career). Ulster for instance sometimes
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Edward Carson More than nearly anyone else, Edward Carson (1854-1935) stands out in popular memory as the voice of Ulster in the period of the Home Rule Crisis and the War of Independence. In many ways though, he was as disappointed with the outcome of the period as his opponents on the extremes of Irish Nationalism. His Unionism
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August In Irish History

Some remarkable anniversaries for August in Irish history

 

August 1800 - The Act of Union was passed dissolving the Irish Parliament and creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Act remained on the statutes in Ireland until 1962.

August 1870 - Gladstone's first Land Act passed introducing some limited land reforms. It gave force of law to the 'Ulster Custom', provided compensation for evicted tenants and allowed tenants to borrow from Government to buy their holdings.

August 1916 - The final leader of the 1916 Rising, Roger Casement was hanged for treason in Pentonville Prison. His trial led to a re-interpretation of the Treason Act which led to the accusation that Casement was 'hanged on a comma'.

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Belfast's Unholy War

Belfast's Unholy War: The troubles of the 1920s Alan F. Parkinson 9781859183236 €55 (HB) Four Courts Press So-called sectarian disturbances have been a constant feature of Belfast’s history, but probably...

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