Home Rule League
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The Home Rule League was a 19th-century Irish political party that campaigned for self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom, laying groundwork for later nationalist movements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish political party
ⓘ
parliamentary party ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1882 ⓘ |
| electoralActivity | contested UK general elections in the 1870s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Isaac Butt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1873 ⓘ |
| goal |
Home Rule for Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
laid groundwork for later Home Rule Bills
ⓘ
strengthened Irish representation as a nationalist bloc at Westminster ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
constitutional nationalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1873 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish Parliamentary Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Irish nationalist movements ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
Irish land question
ⓘ
greater legislative autonomy for Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Home Rule movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Isaac Butt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles Stewart Parnell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John O'Connor Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Biggar NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ William O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Unionists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroupIn | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Home Rule movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| politicalProgram |
constitutional agitation for Irish self-government
ⓘ
use of parliamentary obstruction as a tactic ⓘ |
| precededBy | Home Government Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSupportBase | predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct political party ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Catholic middle class in Ireland
ⓘ
Irish tenant farmers ⓘ |
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