Parnell
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- Parnell
- He combined a number of Irish ideals into an Umbrella Movement
- Made people who were concerned about land concerned about home rule as well
- He appealed to different strands of Irish Nationalism
- Used confrontational language to appeal to fenians but not enough to get him into trouble and scare less radical people away
- Irish League adopted a "New Departure" which were a new set of quite radical tactics
- Appealed to Irish Republican Brotherhood and Clan na Gael and also set the scene for the land war
- Liberal government responded to this with a mix of coercion and reform
- Resulted in the imprisonment of Parnell in Kilmainham Gaol in 1882
- Kilmainham Treaty 1882- Liberals would release Parnell and take a look at the Land Act 1881 if Parnell worked more closely with them
- Resulted in the imprisonment of Parnell in Kilmainham Gaol in 1882
- Resulted in the imprisonment of Parnell in Kilmainham Gaol in 1882
- Kilmainham Treaty 1882- Liberals would release Parnell and take a look at the Land Act 1881 if Parnell worked more closely with them
- Phoenix Park Murders
- Splinter group of the IRB called the "Invincibles" assassinated the Chief Secretary of Ireland and his under secretary (Cavendish and Burke) in Phoenix Park
- Cause revulsion in Ireland and Britain and caused the government to clamp down on violent protest
- Parnell linked to murders in the press even though he condemned them
- The Irish National League
- 1882- Parnell formed a new party with a main aim of Home Rule
- Party was helped out by The Representation of the People Act 1884 which increased the Irish electorate from 224,000 to 738,000
- 1885 election- Home Rulers won 86 seats and held the balance of power meaning some Conservatives were even prepared to negotiate with parnell
- Very powerful
- He combined a number of Irish ideals into an Umbrella Movement
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