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Theobald Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone 1763-98, Irish revolutionary. He was called to the bar in 1789 but soon turned his attention to politics. Inspired by the example of the French Revolution, he helped found (1791) the United Irish Society (see United Irishmen ), which worked to unite Roman Catholics and Protesta... Read more
Saint Oliver Plunket
Saint Oliver Plunket 1629-81, Irish Roman Catholic churchman and martyr, b. Co. Meath. He was educated at Rome and named Roman Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland in 1669. He was on good terms with local Protestants and worked with much success. After the Test Act (1673) he kep... Read more
Liam Cosgrave
Liam Cosgrave , 1920-, Irish statesman; son of William Cosgrave . After studying law, he entered the Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael member in 1943 and served as minister of commerce and industry (1948-54), minister for external affairs (1954-57), and chairman of the first Irish delegat... Read more
Standish O'Grady
Standish O'Grady 1846-1928, Irish author and historian. A leader in the Irish literary renaissance , he followed his History of Ireland (1878-80) with English versions of the heroic legends of Ireland. The best are probably his volumes about Cuchulain (1892-1917; repr. 1920). ... Read more
William O'Brien
William O'Brien 1852-1928, Irish journalist and political leader. He became (1881) editor of a newspaper, United Ireland, which championed the Irish agrarian cause (see Irish Land Question ). Imprisoned in the same year, he wrote, at the behest of Charles Parnell , the famous No Rent Manifesto... Read more
Arthur James Balfour Balfour, 1st earl of
Arthur James Balfour Balfour, 1st earl of , 1848-1930, British statesman; nephew of the 3d marquess of Salisbury . He entered parliament as a Conservative in 1874 and served as secretary to his uncle at the Congress of Berlin (1878). Although associated with the "Fourth Party" of Lord Randolph ... Read more
Bismarck Archipelago
Bismarck Archipelago volcanic island group, 19,200 sq mi (49,730 sq km), SW Pacific, a part of Papua New Guinea. The group includes New Britain (the largest island), New Ireland , the Admiralty Islands , the Mussau Islands, New Hanover , the Vitu Islands , and the Duke of York Islands . The ... Read more
Robert Charles Benchley
Robert Charles Benchley 1889-1945, American humorist, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1912. He was drama critic of Life (1920-29) and of The New Yorker (1929-40). Benchley was known for a series of short satirical films that he wrote, directed, and acted in himself. His books, which are ric... Read more
direct action
direct action theory and methods used by certain labor groups to fight employers, capitalist institutions, and the state by direct economic action, without using intermediate organizations. Political measures, such as arbitration, collective bargaining, and trade agreements, are rejected as ineffec... Read more
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Rexford Guy Tugwell 1891-1979, American economist and political scientist, b. Chautauqua co., N.Y., grad. Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1915; Ph.D., 1922). He taught economics at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1915-17), the Univ. of Washington (1917-18), and Columbia (1920-37). Under Fra... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Government of Ireland Act, 1920"

Government of Ireland Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Government of Ireland Act (1920), an attempt by the Lloyd George coalition...government to create a new structure for Ireland. Its immediate origins lie in the report...supported by Arthur Balfour . On 24 February 1920 the cabinet voted that ‘the...
Council of Ireland
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Council of Ireland, established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to promote an all‐Ireland parliament. The...Northern Ireland government assumed responsibility...Northern Ireland. The governments of north and south...
Constitution of Northern Ireland Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Constitution of Northern Ireland Act (1973), passed by the United...comprehensive settlement in Northern Ireland , replacing most of the extant clauses of the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It created a 78‐...
Northern Ireland
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Northern Ireland was formed by the Government of Ireland Act 1920–1. It comprises the six counties of the north...establishment of a separate province; but once Northern Ireland had been set up, it was seen as the crucial bulwark against...
Ireland, Government of, Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Ireland, Government of, Act, 1920–1. The...establish two devolved governments for the six counties...elections, and a Council of Ireland was to be established...to the Irish Republic government's flexibility on its...
Restoration of Order in Ireland Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Restoration of Order in Ireland Act, in force from 9 August 1920. The act permitted government to continue, under a new...the Defence of the Realm Acts , empowered courts martial...killed by crown forces. The act permitted intensified military...
Craig, James
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...Lloyd George coalition government between 1917 and 1921...behind the Government of Ireland Act (1920), and was partly responsible...territory for Northern Ireland rather than the nine...from the IRA campaign in 1920–2; he withstood...
political parties
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...status quo. In Ireland, despite the creation...Even after the Act of Union most Irish...support whatever government held office, committing...Politics in Northern Ireland after 1920 continued the pattern...Party (of northern ireland)). Challenges...
social welfare
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...minister for local government, a situation which...Welfare Allowance Act, which introduced...revenue. In Northern Ireland ministers were committed...government. Northern Ireland thus acquired most...the 1950s Northern Ireland had moved significantly...Northern Ireland since ...
Senate
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...Oireachtas . 1921–1937 Under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the Senate of the Southern Ireland parliament, which was based on that proposed...members representing a range of interests in Ireland, particularly business, the professions...

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Northern Ireland
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...History Northern Ireland was established...the Government of Ireland Act (1920) as a result of...x2019; in Northern Ireland. Extremist Unionist...result of the UK government's refusal to...British and Irish governments issued, as a basis...
Ireland, Government of, Act
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ireland, Government of, Act, 1920–1. The first...establish two devolved governments for the six counties...elections, and a Council of Ireland was to be established...agreed all‐Ireland matters. The Dá...
Stormont
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...A suburb of Belfast, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and former seat of the parliament of NORTHERN IRELAND . Created by the Government of Ireland Act (1920) as a subordinate body to Westminster, the...
Belfast
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...political capital of Northern Ireland. Although the Normans established...349,000 by 1901. With the Government of *Ireland Act (1920), and the partition of the...of the newly created Northern Ireland. The swift expansion of Belfast...
Irish Home Rule
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...amendment of the Act of Union 1800...acknowledgement that Ireland could govern itself...new Conservative government, Parnell's party...self‐government were considered by Tory and Liberal governments and the growth of...cultural nationalism in Ireland challenged the ...
Good Friday Agreement
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...It inscribed a complex system of government for Northern Ireland, which received internal self-government...Kingdom repealed the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 which determined the partition of Ireland. In return, the Irish people voted...
Ireland, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...laboring class of Ireland had grown into a...the repeal of the Act of Union (1801...ignored by the U.S. government. America's emergence...relations between Ireland and America considerably...on 21 November 1920, ushered in a series...on Conditions in Ireland condemned both parties...
Craig, James, 1st Viscount Craigavon
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...minister of Northern Ireland. Craig, the son of...secretary at the Admiralty (1920–1): he influenced the Government of Ireland Act , successfully pressing...newly created Northern Ireland in 1921, holding office...
Land Acts
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Land Acts (Ireland) Legislation under the British and Irish governments since 1860 which...nineteenth-century Acts (1860, 1870, 1881...landowning system in Ireland. This was mainly...country. The 1903 Land Act (Wyndham Act) encouraged...all arrears up to 1920. The 1927 ...

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A History of Northern Ireland, 1920-1996.
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 1/24/1998; 700+ words ; ...communities in Northern Ireland failed to take the best...Catholics in Northern Ireland mostly describe themselves...purpose marked British government policy in Ireland, from the breakdown...remorse for their terrible acts? The answer is nearly...
Walter Long, Ireland, and the Union: 1905-1920.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...he pushed the Liberal government in 1912-14 as hard...democratic and Catholic Ireland. A hardliner over Protestant rights in Ireland, and probably ignorant...romantic nationalism in Ireland since the 1890s" (pp...Government of Ireland Act, Lloyd George proposed...
FOCUS ULSTER AFTER STORMONT: Now the real difficulties begin The choice in Northern Ireland, after the Stormont agreement, is presented as a simple one between peace and violence. In reality it is anything but, and already the cracks are showing, says Jenny McCartney in Belfast
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 4/12/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Adams a minister in a Northern Ireland Assembly. In one newspaper poll...that is what they have got. The Government of Ireland 1920 Act is to be repealed, in exchange...the wording of the Republic of Ireland's claim to Northern Ireland...
Transformational Conflict Resolution and the Northern Ireland Conflict.
Magazine article from: International Journal on World Peace; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...British and Irish Governments and the pro-agreement...majority of Northern Ireland's citizens as...of the Northern Ireland conflict and...Ireland Conflict The Government of Ireland Act partitioned Ireland in 1920. At that time...
Ireland: there is a solution
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/13/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...link the two parts of Ireland. It will be a decision...by changes to the Government of Ireland Act which established the state of Northern Ireland in 1920. In one sense, these...Stormont. The two governments hope their ideas...
-INLAND REVENUE: Finance Bill -- Stamp duty -- Northern Ireland
M2 Presswire; 6/17/1998; 627 words ; ...EDITORS Section 29 of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 deals with stamp duty. Part IV of the Government of Ireland (Adaptation of the Taxing Acts) Order 1922, which was made under the 1920 Act, also contains some...
Letter : Why Ireland needs more MEPs
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/3/1995; ; 477 words ; ...should be for both governments to insist upon...number of Northern Ireland MEPs. There is...number of Northern Ireland MPs after the...increase in Northern Ireland MEPs can be obtained...Section 75 of the Government of Ireland Act 1920, as emended by...
Reynolds Offers New Plan for All-Ireland Government: Unionists Would
Newspaper article from: Irish Voice; 4/26/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Reynolds Offers New Plan for All-Ireland Government: Unionists Would Share Power...government will put the Government of Ireland Act 1920 which created partition "on the...which deal with the right or Ireland as a whole to self-determination...
The Northern Ireland Question: Nationalism, Unionism and Partition.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...first minister of the Northern Ireland executive when the book was published...background to the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920" and a consideration of the...of siege" which the Northern Ireland government experienced, particularly...
WALSH ATTENDS POIGNANT GOOD FRIDAY MEETING IN BELFAST; HE SPOKE WITH WIDOW OF DAVID ERVINE, WHO HELPED CHANGE NORTHERN IRELAND.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/7/2007; 700+ words ; ...agreed to enter into a government together on May 8. McGuinness...since the partition of Ireland will have been consigned...May 1921 partition of Ireland followed the passage of the Government of Ireland Act 1920, and was ratified in...