The Irish unionist party and the devolution crisis of 1904-5

The passing of the land act of 1903 had been in large part due to the success of the conference held in Ireland during the previous winter between representatives of Irish unionists and nationalists. The chairman of the conference, Lord Dunraven, had been one of the most prominent of the unionist ad...

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Published in:Irish historical studies 1948-03, Vol.6 (21), p.1-22
Main Author: Lyons, F.S.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Government cabinets
Government crises
Irish nationalism
Liberalism
Nationalist parties
Parliaments
Political debate
Political parties
Secretaries
Self determination
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Summary:The passing of the land act of 1903 had been in large part due to the success of the conference held in Ireland during the previous winter between representatives of Irish unionists and nationalists. The chairman of the conference, Lord Dunraven, had been one of the most prominent of the unionist advocates of a conciliatory policy and, after the initial work of the conference had been accomplished, he was reluctant to abandon the instrument for good which had been fashioned during the preceding six months. Supporting him at the conference had been a group of other unionist landlords with views similar to his own; they became known as the Land Committee, and they were to form the nucleus of a new organisation which Lord Dunraven had already in mind. This group was independent of party ties, for, if it contained no nationalist members, it was also frowned upon by the official unionist body, the Landowners' Convention.
ISSN:0021-1214
2056-4139
DOI:10.1017/S0021121400025578