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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Orange Order - History and origins

Orange Order - Roots. The Orange Order was founded in the 1790s, but its roots go back to conflicts arising out of the creation of English and Scottish Protestant communities in Ulster in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the Plantation of Ulster, lands were seized from the native Irish and Catholic population and "planted" with Presbyterian settlers from the Lowlands of Scotland and Anglicans from northern England. This included many of the infamous border Reiver clans. Small numbers of Gaelic-speaking Highland Sc ...

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Orange Order, Orange Order - History and origins, Orange Order - Roots, Orange Order - Foundation, Orange Order - The Battle of Garvagh, Orange Order - The Defence Of Crossgar, Orange Order - Battle of Dolly's Brae, Orange Order - The Twelfth, Orange Order - Requirements for entry, Orange Order - Religion and Culture, Orange Order - Political links, Orange Order - Related organisations, Orange Order - The Orange Order throughout the world, Orange Order - The Ulster Tower, Orange Order - The Orange Order in Canada, Orange Order - Flag, Orange Order - Orange Charities

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Edward Carson - Unionism

In 1910 it became clear that the House of Lords' veto on the Third Irish Home Rule Bill was about to be lifted. When James Craig and other leading Unionists asked Carson, who was their most effective speaker, to assume their leadership, he accepted. He was a natural choice but was not ideal because the vast majority of Irish Unionists came from Ulster sundawn . Carson campaigned against Home Rule using a variety of means, both constitutional and illegal. He spoke against the Bill in the House of Commons and organised rallies in Irelan ...

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Edward Carson, Edward Carson - Early life, Edward Carson - Wilde trial, Edward Carson - Unionism, Edward Carson - Cabinet member, Edward Carson - Judge, Edward Carson - Later years

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Ernie O'Malley - IRA career

After the rising, O'Malley became deeply involved in Irish republican separatist activism, a fact he had to hide from his family, who had close ties to the establishment. He left his studies and worked as a full-time organiser for the IRA from 1918 on, work that brought him to almost every corner of Ireland. On one occasion he attended a semi-public meeting of the Ulster Volunteer Force in Tyrone for intelligence purposes, and lamented t ...

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Ernie O'Malley, Ernie O'Malley - Early Life, Ernie O'Malley - IRA career, Ernie O'Malley - Subsequent life, Ernie O'Malley - Writings, Ernie O'Malley - Sources

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Devolution - History

Devolution - Irish home rule. The issue of Irish home rule was the dominant political question of British politics at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. From the late nineteenth century, leaders of the Irish Parliamentary Party under Isaac Butt, William Shaw and Charles Stewart Parnell had demanded a form of home rule, with the creation of a subsidiary Irish parliament within the United Kingdom. This demand led to the eventual introduction of four Irish Home Rule Bills, of which ...

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Devolution, Devolution - History, Devolution - Irish home rule, Devolution - Scotland and Wales, Devolution - Northern Ireland, Devolution - Movements Calling For Devolution, Devolution - Other meanings of the term devolution

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Demographics and politics of Northern Ireland - Views on the Union

Most Northern Irish Catholics support unification, although opinion polls have shown a minority (approximately 30% according to a study in 2005, although as the above survey from 2003 gives 0%, perhaps they leave something to be desired), who support remaining part of the United Kingdom, usually while continuing to support nationalist political parties. The proportion of Protestants given in the study who wish to join the Republic is usually smaller. There are also considerable numbers of people who give ambiguous answers to questions about ...

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Demographics and politics of Northern Ireland, Demographics and politics of Northern Ireland - Views on the Union, Demographics and politics of Northern Ireland - Representation, Demographics and politics of Northern Ireland - Political parties

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - List of terrorist organisations - Religious Terrorists

List of terrorist organisations - Christian. Nagaland Rebels (1947-present) Active in predominantly Christian state in Hindu majority India. Involved in several bombings in 2004. Goal: Independence from India after annexing parts of neighboring Indian states and Burma if it has Christian majority. National Liberation Front of Tripura (1989-present) A group that seeks the independence of Tripura from India to create a Christian Tripura. Lord's Resist ...

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List of terrorist organisations, List of terrorist organisations - Religious Terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Christian, List of terrorist organisations - Hindu, List of terrorist organisations - Jewish, List of terrorist organisations - Muslim, List of terrorist organisations - Sikh Khalistan, List of terrorist organisations - Other religious terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Nationalistic Terrorist Organizations, List of terrorist organisations - Palestinian, List of terrorist organisations - Pre-Independence Irish Nationalists, List of terrorist organisations - Irish Nationalists Northern Ireland, List of terrorist organisations - Sri Lanka, List of terrorist organisations - Northern Irish Loyalists Northern Ireland, List of terrorist organisations - Other nationalist terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Left-wing terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Right-wing terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Racist terrorists mostly neo-Nazis and white-supremacists, List of terrorist organisations - Anti-Communists, List of terrorist organisations - Issue groups, List of terrorist organisations - Others

Read more here: » List of terrorist organisations: Encyclopedia II - List of terrorist organisations - Religious Terrorists

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Combat 18 - Suspicions of state manipulation

Searchlight, Red Action, and other commentators on both the left and right, including journalist Larry O'Hara, have speculated that C18 was created by the British internal security service MI5 to discredit the BNP while acting as a honey trap, or sting operation, designed to attract the most violent neo-Nazis in the UK into a single organization, where they could be monitored more easily. Some commentators also suggest that it was used by MI5 t ...

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Combat 18, Combat 18 - Early history, Combat 18 - Suspicions of state manipulation, Combat 18 - London nailbomber, Combat 18 - White Wolves, Combat 18 - Combat 18 outside Britain, Combat 18 - Muslim response

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Northern Ireland - Geography and climate

Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 151 mi² (392 km²) the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. A second extensive lake system is centred on Lower and Upper Lough Erne in Fermanagh. There are substantial uplands in the Sperrin Mountains (an extension of the ...

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Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland - Demographics and politics, Northern Ireland - Symbols, Northern Ireland - Geography and climate, Northern Ireland - The Counties in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland - Towns and villages, Northern Ireland - Places of interest, Northern Ireland - Variations in Geographic nomenclature, Northern Ireland - Economy, Northern Ireland - History, Northern Ireland - Partition of Ireland partition of Ulster, Northern Ireland - 1925 to the present, Northern Ireland - Culture, Northern Ireland - Languages

Read more here: » Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia II - Northern Ireland - Geography and climate

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Devolution - History

Devolution - Irish home rule. The issue of Irish home rule was the dominant political question of British politics at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centurie. From the late nineteenth century, leaders of the Irish Parliamentary Party under Isaac Butt, William Shaw and Charles Stewart Parnell had demanded a form of home rule, with the creation of a subsidiary Irish parliament within the United Kingdom. This demand led to the eventual introduction of four Irish Home Rule Bills, of which ...

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Devolution, Devolution - History, Devolution - Irish home rule, Devolution - Scotland and Wales, Devolution - Northern Ireland, Devolution - Movements Calling For Devolution, Devolution - Other meanings of the term devolution

Read more here: » Devolution: Encyclopedia II - Devolution - History

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - David Trimble - Education and Early Career

He was educated in Bangor, County Down, and at Queen's University, Belfast. He qualified as a barrister and began to lecture in law at Queen's in 1968. In 1974 he acted as legal adviser to the Ulster Workers' Council during the paramilitary-controlled Ulster Workers' Strike, during which loyalist paramilitaries intimidated thousands of utility workers. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Convention in 1975 as a Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party member for South Belfast and for a time he served as the party's joint-deputy leader, along w ...

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David Trimble, David Trimble - Education and Early Career, David Trimble - Leadership of Ulster Unionist Party, David Trimble - First Minister of The Agreement

Read more here: » David Trimble: Encyclopedia II - David Trimble - Education and Early Career

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Belfast - History

The site of Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze ages, and the remains of Iron Age hill forts can still be seen. The original Belfast Castle was at Castle Junction, where several roads meet at the top of the High Street. This was demolished at the same time the River Farset was covered over to create the High Street. There is a new castle on the slopes of the Cavehill above the Antrim and Shore Road, now a popul ...

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Belfast, Belfast - Geography, Belfast - Points of interest, Belfast - History, Belfast - Local Politics, Belfast - Media, Belfast - Notable people, Belfast - 2001 Census, Belfast - Districts

Read more here: » Belfast: Encyclopedia II - Belfast - History

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Robert Quigg - Battle of the Somme and Victoria Cross Award

Robert Quigg was awarded the Victoria Cross for his "Most Conspicuous Bravery" at the Battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916. Prior to the major offensive their unit had been placed in the French village of Hamel on the north bank of the River Ancre. Then on July 1st the Mid-Antrim Volunteers were ordered to advanced through the defenses towards the heavily defended German lines. In doing so they met with fierce resistance from heavy machine-gun and shell fire, Quigg's Platoon made three advanced during the day only to be beaten back on each occa ...

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Robert Quigg, Robert Quigg - Youth, Robert Quigg - Ulster Volunteer Force, Robert Quigg - Battle of the Somme and Victoria Cross Award, Robert Quigg - Reference

Read more here: » Robert Quigg: Encyclopedia II - Robert Quigg - Battle of the Somme and Victoria Cross Award

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - History of Northern Ireland - Early 20th century

From the late 19th Century, the majority of Irish people wanted the British government to give some sort of self-rule to Ireland. The Irish Nationalist Party regularly held the balance of power in the British House of Commons in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, a position from which it sought to gain Home Rule, which would have given Ireland autonomy in internal affairs, without breaking up the United Kingdom. Two bills granting home rule to Ireland were passed by the Commons in the 1886 and 1893—only to be rejected by the House of ...

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History of Northern Ireland, History of Northern Ireland - Early 20th century, History of Northern Ireland - 1925 to 1965, History of Northern Ireland - 1966 to 1998, History of Northern Ireland - Since the Good Friday Agreement, History of Northern Ireland - References

Read more here: » History of Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia II - History of Northern Ireland - Early 20th century

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Patrick Pearse - The Volunteers the IRB and the Easter Rising

In November 1913 Pearse was invited to the inaugural meeting of the Irish Volunteers, formed to enforce the implementation of Westminster's Home Rule Act in the face of opposition from the Ulster Volunteer Force. The bill had just failed to pass the House of Lords at the third effort, but the diminished power of the Lords under the Parliament Act meant that the bill was only to be delayed. Early in 1914, Pearse became a member of the secret Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), an organisation dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Irel ...

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Patrick Pearse, Patrick Pearse - Radical nationalism, Patrick Pearse - St Enda's, Patrick Pearse - The Volunteers the IRB and the Easter Rising, Patrick Pearse - Pearse's Writings, Patrick Pearse - Personal Life

Read more here: » Patrick Pearse: Encyclopedia II - Patrick Pearse - The Volunteers the IRB and the Easter Rising

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - List of terrorist organisations - Religious Terrorists

List of terrorist organisations - Christian. Nagaland Rebels (1947-present) Active in predominantly Christian state in Hindu majority India. Involved in several bombings in 2004. Goal: Independence from India after annexing parts of neighboring Indian states and Burma if it has Christian majority. National Liberation Front of Tripura (1989-present) A group that seeks the independence of Tripura from India to create a Christian Tripura. Ku Klux Klan A racist organisatio ...

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List of terrorist organisations, List of terrorist organisations - Religious Terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Christian, List of terrorist organisations - Hindu, List of terrorist organisations - Jewish, List of terrorist organisations - Muslim, List of terrorist organisations - Sikh Khalistan, List of terrorist organisations - Other religious terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Nationalistic Terrorist Organizations, List of terrorist organisations - Palestinian, List of terrorist organisations - Pre-Independence Irish Nationalists, List of terrorist organisations - Irish Nationalists Northern Ireland, List of terrorist organisations - Sri Lanka, List of terrorist organisations - Northern Irish Loyalists Northern Ireland, List of terrorist organisations - Other nationalist terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Left-wing terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Right-wing terrorists, List of terrorist organisations - Racist terrorists mostly neo-Nazis and white-supremacists, List of terrorist organisations - Anti-Communists, List of terrorist organisations - Issue groups, List of terrorist organisations - Others

Read more here: » List of terrorist organisations: Encyclopedia II - List of terrorist organisations - Religious Terrorists

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - The Troubles - Casualties : Brief Summary

Responsibility Between 1969 and 2001, 3523 died as a result of the Troubles: 2055 by republican groups 1020 by loyalist groups 368 by British and Irish security forces 80 by groups or persons unknown Status Most of those killed were civilians or members of the security forces, with smaller groups of victims identified with republican and loyalist paramilitary groups. It is often disputed whether some civilians were members of paramilitary organisations due to t ...

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The Troubles, The Troubles - Casualties : Brief Summary, The Troubles - Background, The Troubles - Overview, The Troubles - The partition of Ireland, The Troubles - Religion and class, The Troubles - Policing, The Troubles - Timeline, The Troubles - Bloody Sunday, The Troubles - Bloody Friday, The Troubles - The Special Powers Act, The Troubles - Situation in 2004, The Troubles - Directory, The Troubles - 1. Cultural / Religious Groupings, The Troubles - 2. Political Parties, The Troubles - 3. Security Forces, The Troubles - 4. Paramilitary Groups

Read more here: » The Troubles: Encyclopedia II - The Troubles - Casualties : Brief Summary

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Act of Union and Catholic Emancipation

Ireland opened the nineteenth century still reeling from the after effects of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Prisoners were still being deported to Australia and sporadic violence continued in county Wicklow. There was another minor rebellion led by Robert Emmet in 1803. The Act of Union, which constitutionally made Ireland part of the British state can largely be seen as an attempt to pacify the country ...

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History of Ireland 1801-1922, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Act of Union and Catholic Emancipation, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Economic problems in the 19th century The Famine, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Land Agitation, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Culture, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Home rule movement, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Social and Labour Conflicts, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Militant separatism, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - War of Independence 1919-1921, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Civil War 1922-1923, History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Population changes 1801-1921

Read more here: » History of Ireland 1801-1922: Encyclopedia II - History of Ireland 1801-1922 - Act of Union and Catholic Emancipation

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Bloody Sunday 1972 - Events of the Day

Many details of the day's events are in dispute, with no agreement even on the number of marchers present that day. Although the organisers, Insight claimed that there were 30,000 marchers, Lord Widgery said that there were 3,000 to 5,000 present that day. In The Road To Bloody Sunday, Dr. Raymond McClean put an estimate of 15,000 on the crowd which is the same figure used by Bernadette Devlin ...

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Bloody Sunday 1972, Bloody Sunday 1972 - Events of the Day, Bloody Sunday 1972 - The dead, Bloody Sunday 1972 - The perspectives and analyses on the day, Bloody Sunday 1972 - The Saville Inquiry, Bloody Sunday 1972 - Impact on Northern Ireland divisions, Bloody Sunday 1972 - Artistic reaction

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Robert Erskine Childers - Military career

On the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899 he volunteered for action, serving as an officer in the City Imperial Volunteers, Honourable Artillery Company. He was wounded in South Africa and invalided back to Britain. On his return he wrote the novel The Riddle of the Sands which was published in 1903. Based on his own sailing trips along the German coast, it predicted war with Germany and called for British preparedness. It has been called the first spy novel (a position challenged by Rudyard Kipling's Kim, that came out two years ...

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Robert Erskine Childers, Robert Erskine Childers - Early Life, Robert Erskine Childers - Military career, Robert Erskine Childers - Home Rule, Robert Erskine Childers - Civil War and Death

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Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Anglo-Irish Treaty - Detail and background

The contents of the Treaty divided the Irish Republic's leadership, with the President of the Republic, Eamon de Valera, leading the anti-Treaty minority. The main dispute was centred on the status as a dominion (as represented by the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity) rather than as an independent republic. Partition, though certainly a factor, was not the most important; both sides believed that the Boundary Commission would transfer many large nationalist areas to the Free State, reducing Northern Ireland's size so as to make it too small t ...

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Anglo-Irish Treaty, Anglo-Irish Treaty - Content of the Treaty, Anglo-Irish Treaty - Negotiators of the Treaty, Anglo-Irish Treaty - Detail and background

Read more here: » Anglo-Irish Treaty: Encyclopedia II - Anglo-Irish Treaty - Detail and background

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Bloody Sunday 1972 - Events of the Day

Many details of the day's events are in dispute, with no agreement even on the number of marchers present that day. The organisers, Insight claimed that there were 30,000 marchers, Lord Widgery in his Inquiry, said that there were only 3,000 to 5,000. In The Road To Bloody Sunday, Dr. Raymond McClean estimated the crowd as 15,000, which is the figure used by Bernadette Devlin McAliskey in Parliament. A wealth of material has been produced relating to the day. There have been numerous books and article ...

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Bloody Sunday 1972, Bloody Sunday 1972 - Events of the Day, Bloody Sunday 1972 - The dead, Bloody Sunday 1972 - The perspectives and analyses on the day, Bloody Sunday 1972 - The Saville Inquiry, Bloody Sunday 1972 - Impact on Northern Ireland divisions, Bloody Sunday 1972 - Artistic reaction

Read more here: » Bloody Sunday 1972: Encyclopedia II - Bloody Sunday 1972 - Events of the Day

Ulster Volunteer Force: Encyclopedia II - Home Rule Act 1914 - Origins

The Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain were merged on 1 January 1801 to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Throughout the 19th century Irish opposition to the Union was strong, occasionally erupting in violent insurrection. In the 1830s and 1840s attempts had been made under the leadership of Daniel O'Connell to repeal the Act of Union 1800 and restore the Kingdom of Ireland, without breaking the British connection. These attempts to achieve what was simply called repeal failed. Home Ru ...

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Home Rule Act 1914, Home Rule Act 1914 - Origins, Home Rule Act 1914 - The battle for Home Rule, Home Rule Act 1914 - The Parliament Act, Home Rule Act 1914 - The Third Home Rule Bill, Home Rule Act 1914 - Conflict of interests, Home Rule Act 1914 - The shaping of Partition, Home Rule Act 1914 - An Act overtaken by events, Home Rule Act 1914 - Attempted implementation, Home Rule Act 1914 - The Aftermath, Home Rule Act 1914 - War of Independence, Home Rule Act 1914 - Treaty Partition

Read more here: » Home Rule Act 1914: Encyclopedia II - Home Rule Act 1914 - Origins

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