2. BBC The Story of Ireland
http://youtu.be/wbOD1fi8omw?t=33m30s
3. Glossary and Important figures Gaelic Protestant Catholic
Tithes Tenant Farmer Nationalism Fenians Home Rule Gaelic Revival
Sectarian Violence Ulster Unionist Henry II Henry VIII Oliver
Cromwell William of Orange Charles Parnell
4. Glossary and Important figures Boycott Dail Separatism Sinn
Fein Socialism Tariffs James Larkin Arthur Griffith
6. IrishNationalismin the early 20th century At the start of
the 20th century, nothing threatened the predominance of Home Rule
(I.N.P). After Parnell's death, John Redmond, a southern catholic,
lead the Irish nationalist party. His aim was much like Parnell's,
in that the party would hold the balance of power in parliament and
gain home rule.
7. The new generation Redmond failed to realise that his party
was losing the younger generation. They saw the party as being
based on home rule and little else. The I.N.P was full of the
middle aged and middle- class. These member failed to understand
the emotion powers of the recent Gaelic revival. Eventually,
increasing complaints were made about Redmond and his attachment to
England.
8. Sinn Fein In 1905, an Irish journalist, Arthur Griffith,
started a new political party called Sinn Fein. Gaelic for
ourselves or ourselves alone. He wanted an Irish state governed by
Irishmen for the benefit of the Irish people. His chosen method was
to gain parliamentary members and then boycott the English
parliament. They would have their meetings in Dublin at the Irish
Dail.
9. Sinn Fein In the Dail, they would make Irelands laws and
choose their own government while the British monarch would remain.
Griffith also suggested economical reform. Ireland should no longer
rely on farming exports and British imports. They would develop
their own industries and protect them with tariffs on the British
competition.
10. Sinn Fein and others Sinn Fein remained small and did not
become a vital political force until 1916. Along with other similar
nationalist groups, Sinn Fein struggled for numbers. Their
memberships were made up of the middle-class and the educated. It
was only the labour movements that gained large support.
11. The labour Movement The movement was lead by two figures,
James Connolly and James Larkin, based in Dublin. Dublin had the
worst slums and highest death rates of any European city. One third
of the population lived in the slums, one fifth were unemployed.
Connolly used these statistics as evidence of Irish suffering under
British rule. His solution was a socialist independent
Ireland.
12. Larkin Larkin also blamed British rule as the cause of
Dublins misery. As a trade union organiser, he played a leading
role in a number of labour disputes during 1908- 13 The most famous
was the general strike/lockout of 1913, which lasted six months.
Both men believed that the police mistreated the transport workers
and formed the Irish citizen army to protect them.
13. Connolly as a leader Despite the unsuccessful disputes,
Connolly's ideas and influence had considerable impact. Connolly
rejected the constitutional approach of the I.N.P and Sinn Fein. He
was another voice urging separatism and as the third Home Rule bill
arrived the separatist ideal was becoming increasingly
popular.
14. Activities Read case study 6 on pg. 25 about James Larkin
and Dublin Answer the Following: What were Larkin's abilities as an
orator? And are they affective? How did Larkins early life shape
his views? What were his activities during WW1? How would the
conditions of Dublin help the rise of nationalism?
