Home rule, which you have based your entire case on - is not independence, it was based on Ireland remaining within the Empire
You:
"Ireland in being given Home Rule as envisioned was being offered Dominion Status as enjoyed by Australia, South Africa and Canada"
Keith isn't interested enough in Ireland for me to give a toss one way or another what he thinks, or in his case doesn't think.   
"TERRIBUS's"
Still trying to score points from typos and mis-spellings then - now why am I not surprised- what else have you?
J-I-M Carroll