Ulster Covenant
E434302
The Ulster Covenant was a 1912 mass pledge by unionists in the north of Ireland to resist Home Rule and maintain the union with Britain, a defining moment in modern Irish and Ulster Protestant political history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulster Covenant canonical | 2 |
| Ulster Covenant campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ulster Covenant Context triple: [Ulster Protestants, historicalEventInvolving, Ulster Covenant]
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A.
National Covenant
The National Covenant was a 1638 Scottish Presbyterian manifesto asserting religious and political liberties against royal interference, becoming a foundational document of the Covenanter movement.
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B.
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was a short-lived elected body in the mid-1970s tasked with devising a new system of devolved government for Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
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C.
Solemn League and Covenant
The Solemn League and Covenant was a 1643 agreement uniting the Scottish Covenanters and the English Parliament in a political and religious alliance during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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E.
Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ulster Covenant Target entity description: The Ulster Covenant was a 1912 mass pledge by unionists in the north of Ireland to resist Home Rule and maintain the union with Britain, a defining moment in modern Irish and Ulster Protestant political history.
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A.
National Covenant
The National Covenant was a 1638 Scottish Presbyterian manifesto asserting religious and political liberties against royal interference, becoming a foundational document of the Covenanter movement.
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B.
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was a short-lived elected body in the mid-1970s tasked with devising a new system of devolved government for Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
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C.
Solemn League and Covenant
The Solemn League and Covenant was a 1643 agreement uniting the Scottish Covenanters and the English Parliament in a political and religious alliance during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Government of Ireland Act 1920
The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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E.
Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
political pledge ⓘ unionist manifesto ⓘ |
| aim |
to maintain the union with Great Britain
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to resist the imposition of Home Rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Solemn League and Covenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | north of Ireland ⓘ |
| archivedAt | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Church in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 2012-09-28 centenary events ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1912-09-28 ⓘ |
| documentForm | printed pledge text with signatures ⓘ |
| follows | Second Home Rule Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Women’s Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Home Rule crisis ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
defining moment in modern Ulster unionism
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major milestone in modern Irish political history ⓘ |
| influenced | creation of Northern Ireland in 1921 ⓘ |
| inspiredFormationOf | Ulster Volunteer Force (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyOrganizer |
Sir Edward Carson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir James Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding political declaration ⓘ |
| location |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfSigning | public mass signing ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irish Parliamentary Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish nationalists ⓘ |
| opposes | Irish Home Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Ulster Unionist Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
British unionism
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Ulster unionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | province of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Third Home Rule Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Ulster Protestant community ⓘ |
| signatoriesCount | about 471,000 ⓘ |
| signatoriesType | men ⓘ |
| signedAt |
Belfast City Hall
NERFINISHED
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Orange halls ⓘ church halls in Ulster ⓘ |
| supports | union with Great Britain ⓘ |
| threatenedAction | use of all means necessary to defeat Home Rule ⓘ |
| womenSignatoriesCount | about 234,000 ⓘ |
| year | 1912 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulster Covenant Description of subject: The Ulster Covenant was a 1912 mass pledge by unionists in the north of Ireland to resist Home Rule and maintain the union with Britain, a defining moment in modern Irish and Ulster Protestant political history.
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