Keith Says: Joe,
Please remind us what was the "credible evidence has been presented here that there were significant shortcomings in the Home Rule."

Jim Carroll says: Home Rule kept Ireland within the Empire while historically, Ireland wanted Independence - it was signed on the basis that Ireland would be partitioned temporarily, but was made invalid, even to its loyal Irish supporters, by Britain secretly altering it to permanent partition.
Britain tore up the signed agreement and replaced it with one bulldozed through by the Northern Unionists.

This sounds credible to me, Keith. What evidence do you have to refute it?

-Joe-