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Thread #45911 Message #3785757
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
17-Apr-16 - 02:11 PM
Thread Name: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
Subject: BS: Easter Rising Ireland 1916
May we continue the non-music discussion here please?
Jim said,
And immediately changed their minds following the uprising.
Not true. They continued to serve loyally.
Incidentally, far from a Home Rule Bill being agreed, there was the question of partition to be decided.
The bill had been passed by parliament. The question of partition was unresolved, but the Dublin bloodbath hardly helped deal with that!
There was no agreement for Home Rule
Yes there was. The bill had passed.
Even if there had been agreement Civil War would have been inevitable - only the Unionists wanted partition
The civil war was not about the partition.
There was never support for the war in Ireland and the government was aware of that otherwise they would have introduced compulsory conscription as they did throughout the rest of the British Isles -
Yes there was support. Over 200,000 volunteers!
No need for conscription.