The Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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When Irish Volunteers formed
When Irish Volunteers formed
November 1913
Why Irish Volunteers formed
Why Irish Volunteers formed
Response to UVF & Unionist opposition to Home Rule
Initial leader of Irish Volunteers
Initial leader of Irish Volunteers
Eoin MacNeill
MacNeill's vision for Volunteers
MacNeill's vision for Volunteers
Defensive force, not aggressive
When Irish Volunteers split
When Irish Volunteers split
September 1914
Reason for Irish Volunteers split
Reason for Irish Volunteers split
WWI support - Redmond called for British Army enlistment
National Volunteers numbers (followed Redmond)
National Volunteers numbers (followed Redmond)
150,000-170,000 men
Irish Volunteers numbers after split
Irish Volunteers numbers after split
9,500-11,000 men
Irish Volunteers role in 1916
Irish Volunteers role in 1916
Central role in Easter Rising
When Irish Citizen Army formed
When Irish Citizen Army formed
1913
Irish Citizen Army founder
Irish Citizen Army founder
James Connolly
ICA original purpose
ICA original purpose
Protect workers during Dublin Lockout
ICA's dual focus
ICA's dual focus
National independence & workers' rights/socialism
ICA membership size
ICA membership size
Never exceeded a few hundred
How Connolly was executed
How Connolly was executed
Shot while sitting in a chair (due to wounds)