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I do hope Pipisme has more of this. I am really enjoying it.

Very interesting. Could there be two - apparently contridictory- forces here. 1. Fewer catholics emigrate/die but more internal migration to cities generally and the more industriall areas of the north in particular. Result a more catholic Ulster. If/when nationalism becoes a major force this...

I agree with those who have siad that Baker might still emerge as leader, but even more likely I would have thought would be a clamour for the return of Margaret To the leadership. She was still an MP at this point.

whoops double post can an admin delete one please?

i'm new around here so be gentle with me... After WW1 President Wilson sent the King-Crane commission to the Ottoman territories to decide what should happen to them. The report went nowhere partly because the British and French didn’t like it and partly because in envisaged a US much more...

i'm new around here so be gentle with me... After WW1 President Wilson sent the King-Crane commission to the Ottoman territories to decide what should happen to them. The report went nowhere partly because the British and French didn’t like it and partly because in envisaged a US much more...

Ireland was in a cuurency union with the UK until 1979 when Ireland joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism (and effectively swapped the Pound for the Mark). Because of this Ireland could not join the EEC unless the UK did also.

The Ulster Volunteers probably could have put at least 30,000 armed men into action. Ill-equiped and not really trained they would not be any match for the British Army but could wreck havoc among the northern catholics. The response of the Conservatives to this paramilitary force would be...

The Ulster Volunteers probably could have put at least 30,000 armed men into action. Ill-equiped and not really trained they would not be any match for the British Army but could wreck havoc among the northern catholics. The response of the Conservatives to this paramilitary force would be...

But the poins is MrP that Home Rule would NOT have been delayed had Britian not entered the war. Or another reason would have to be found for delay. Would the UK govt have forced it on the unionists in Ireland? (who were at this time an integral part of the westminister oppostion - the Irish...

and what would happen in Ireland? To add to the interesting side effects of Britain staying out of the war; The Irish Home Rule Bill had finally passed through parliament in 1914 and even received Royal Assent. It was suspended for a minimum of 12 months because of the outbreak of war and then...

good stuff but in 1970 there was no such post as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (it was created until the Northern Ireland govt was prorogued in March 1972). also in 1970 both wings of the IRA (officals and provisonals) were invovled in attacks - whihc do intend to have carried out...

Arthur Griffth had died 10 days earlier, leaving Collins as the clear leader of the pro-treaty forces by suceeding Griffth as President of Dail Eireann. He was already the commander in chief of the pro-treay National Army and Chairman of the Provisional Government. This combination of head of...

Hitler was not a vegetarian

1929 cabinet Northern Ireland Secretary:Tom Johnston - the post of NI Sec of State was not created until 1973. Until then (from 1922) the Governor of Northern Ireland was the crown representitive. When the Stormont parliment was abolished so was the Governor post and the new cabinet post of Sec...