Martin Luther
T/F: Over 70% of Ireland's population was still living in the countryside by 1841
True
Describe one cause of the famine
1- Rise in population
2- Widespread poverty
3- Reliance on the potato
4- Potato blight
Name the two groups of people in relation to politics in Ireland.
Nationalists and Unionists.
When did the 1916 Rising take place?
Easter Monday- 24th April 1916
How much acres of land did larger farmers have?
More than 30 acres
What is eviction?
To promote the Irish language
What is Conscription?
Name the four abuses of the Catholic Church.
Simony, Nepotism, Absenteeism, Pluralism
What was Catholic Emancipation?
Name one way that the British government tried to help during the Famine.
1- Maize sent by Sir Robert Peel
2- Public work schemes; building roads, walls or bridges
Name 2 people involved in the start up of the GAA.
Michael Cusack, Thomas Croke, Michael Davitt, Maurice Davin
What was the Castle Document and what was it used for?
A forged document on Dublin Castle paper that stated that the British government were going to disarm the Irish Volunteers
- Used to get the IVF to join the Rising.
Run by the Catholic Church to arrest, try and punish anyone who thought to be a threat to Church teachings.
Describe what a monster meeting was.
Huge rallies started to gain support for the Repeal Movement
Give 3 impacts of the Famine on Ireland.
1- Fall in population
2- Rise in anti-British feeling
3- Decline in the Irish language
Name two political parties that were important in the 1910's
Irish Parliamentary Party, Sinn Fein, The IRB, Unionist Party
Name 3 signatures of the Proclamation
Thomas Clarke, Padriag Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Thomas MacDonagh, Sean MacDiarmada, James Connolly, Eamonn Ceannt
What does predestination mean?
The belief that God had already decided before a person was born whether they would go to heaven or not.
What is parliamentary tradition?
The use of peaceful political means to achieve political change.
Define what the Irish Diaspora was.
Ireland would have it's own parliament for local affairs, and Westminster could still control trade and foreign affairs.
What was signed on December 6th 1921?
The Anglo- Irish Treaty