1. Continue our study of Ireland 100 years ago.
Ireland at the start of the 20th Century Date:
Objective
Continue our study of Ireland 100 years ago.
Understand how the GAA began.
Link this to poetry from English class.
Understand the beginnings of Sinn Féin.
Warm-up:
Questions from last class.
Questions 1-3 page 124
Question 1-8 page 127.

2. Notes
The English reacted to Ireland in different ways. Liberals supported Home Rule while Conservatives supported unionist.
The House of Commons (elected officials) supported Home Rule but the House of Lords (rich people and Protestant Bishops) vetoed or blocked any law they did not like.
The 1911 Parliament act: removed the House of Lord’s power to repeatedly veto. Ireland would have Home Rule by 1914 as a result.
Question 1-5 page 129.

3. Notes
Nationalist worried the Irish were becoming too English. Only 14% of people spoke Irish, everyone read English papers and played English sports (rugby, cricket, soccer)
Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA): Set up by Michael Cusack in Drew up rules and set up competitions for Irish games like hurling and Gaelic football. It became a first experience for many people of running a democratic movement.
Question 1-5 page 129.

4. Notes
The Gaelic League: 1893 Douglas Hyde and Eoin MacNeill set up Irish classes, Irish dancing and music and Irish newspapers. Douglas was a Protestant and hoped it would unite the Irish people. Instead, people believed only an Irish government could save the culture.
The Literary Revival: W.B. Yeats set up the Abbey Theatre and encouraged poets and writers to write about Irish subjects in the English language. This sparked riots from both unionist and nationalist.

5. Notes
Sinn Féin (‘Ourselves’): Arthur Griffith believed Home Rule was not enough. In 1905 he put forward a non-violent plan. He suggested Irish MP’s not go to Westminster, ignore the British government but keep the King to appease the unionist. Nationalist supported the political movement but when Home Rule was accepted, they did not want further change.
Question 1-5 page 129.

6. Question 1-5 page 129. Question 1-5 page 131. Notes
1913 Lockout: A major strike set up by the Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) for better wages. The workers were locked out of their jobs, harassed by police and lost.
Question 1-5 page 129.
Question 1-5 page 131.

7. Cooldown I think.... Write one I know.... sentence with
I wonder.... these at the start