Image Gallery: Pursuit of Sovereignty & Impact of Partition, 1912 – 1949
Glossary
The Ulster Solemn League & Covenant, signed by over 200,000 male Unionist was designed to show the widespread anger and refusal of Unionists to accept Home Rule in Ireland.
There was also a Ladies’ Solemn League & Covenant.
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Edward Carson signing the
Solemn League & Covenant (1912)
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The formation of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 1913 showed just how seriously Unionists viewed the threat of Home Rule and how determined they were to oppose it.
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Eoin Mac Neill, co-founder of the Gaelic League & prominent Nationalist argued for the establishment of a Nationalist militia, similar to the UVF in the north, to safe-guard Nationalist interests. This led to the formation of the Irish Volunteers
