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The struggle indepen
Junior Cert History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Independence | To rule yourself |
| Act of Union | Meant Britain ruled Ireland |
| Westminster | Place in London where houses of Parliament are |
| Home Rule | Rule Ireland from Dublin |
| John Redmond | Leader of Home Rule party |
| Nationalists | Wanted independence |
| Unionists | Wanted to stay with Britain |
| Edward Carson | Unionist Leader |
| Liberals | Supported Home-Rule |
| Conservatives | Opposed Home-Rule |
| Veto | To stop something |
| Home rule bill 3 | Bill to become law in 2 years |
| Solemn League and Covenant | Protestant signed it that were against Home Rule |
| Ulster Volunteer Force | Protestant armed group |
| Larne | Port where protestants got weapons |
| Irish Volunteer Force | Catholic armed group |
| Eoin Mac Neill | Leader of IVF |
| Howth | Port where IVF got weapons |
| Republicans | Wanted total independence from Britain |
| Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) | Republican group |
| 1916 Proclamation | Declared Ireland to be Independent |
| Aud | Ship with weapons |
| Kilmainham Jail | Place where leaders of 1916 were executed |
| Frongoch | Welsh prison camp |