Ireland 1912-1914: Fuller Chronology Authors: Prof. Ciaran Brady Dr Anne Dolan Dr Ciarán Wallace Ireland 1912-1914: Fuller Chronology Year Month Item 1912 April Third Home Rule Bill introduced in the House of Commons 1912 April Titanic sinks (14 - 15 April) Capuchin temperance crusade reports 1.1 million pledges to abstain 1912 May from alcohol administered in Ireland since 1905. Irish Trade Union Congress constitutes itself as the ITUC and Labour 1912 June Party Prime Minister Asquith visits Dublin. (18-20 July) Suffragettes from 1912 July England make a violent demonstration. Ulster Day (28 September) Solemn League and Covenant signed by 1912 September 237,368 men, and the supporting Declaration by 234,046 women. Home Rule Bill passes third reading in Commons (367 votes to 257) 1913 January (16 January) Home Rule Bill defeated in the House of Lords (326 votes to 69 (30 1913 January January) 1913 January Foundation of Ulster Volunteer Force (31 January) Home Rule Bill passed again by the house of Commons (352 votes to 1913 July 243) (7 July) Home Rule Bill again rejected by the House of Lords (302 votes to 1913 July 45) (15 July) Beginning of ITGWU strike in Dublin – escalates into general lock-out 1913 August (26 August - return to work begins in January 1914) Page 2 of 4 Street disturbances in Dublin arising out of the Lockout/ General 1913 August Strike. Police baton charge a crowd. Sir Edward Carson announces that a provisional Ulster government 1913 September will be set up if Home Rule is implemented. 1913 November Formation of the Irish Citizen Army (19 November) 1913 November Foundation of the Irish Volunteers (25 November) 1914 February Report into housing conditions in Dublin (7 February) Officers in the 3rd Cavalry Brigade at the Curragh would prefer 1914 February dismissal from the army to being ordered to enforce Home Rule in Ulster. Cumann na mBan founded as women’s counterpart of Irish 1914 April Volunteers (2 April) Gun running at Larne, Co. Antrim by Ulster Volunteer Force (24 -5 1914 April April) 1914 May Home Rule Bill passes Commons for the third time 1914 June James Joyce's Dubliners published in London (15 June) 1914 June John Redmond secures control of the Irish Volunteers. Government of Ireland (Amendment) Bill amended in the House of Lords, to allow Ulster to be permanently excluded from Home Rule 1914 June (23 June). Later debated in the House of Commons before being postponed indefinitely on 30 July. 1914 July Ulster provisional government meets in Belfast. Buckingham Palace Conference meets. An unsuccessful attempt by 1914 July British and Irish parliamentarians to settle the Ulster question. (21-24 Page 3 of 4 July) Gun running by Irish Volunteers at Howth, Co. Dublin. Troops fire on 1914 July a hostile crowd killing 4 and wounding 30. (26 July) 1914 August Gun running by Irish Volunteers at Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. John Redmond pledges Irish support for England in the event of war, 1914 August suggesting that the Irish and Ulster Volunteers defend the island of Ireland. World War I begins; Germany invades Belgium, U.K. declares war on 1914 August Germany (4 Aug) Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) introduced, granting sweeping 1914 August powers to the government during wartime (8 Aug) Free meals for school-children introduced under the Education 1914 August (Provision of Meals) (Ireland) Act, 1914. (10 August) Recruitment begins for six 'new army' divisions. The 10th (Irish) and 1914 August 36th (Ulster) Divisions form soon afterwards. 1914 September I.R.B. discuss possibility of a rising (9 September) 1914 September Home Rule Bill suspended until end of war (18 September) Redmond, speaking at Woodenbridge Co Wicklow, calls on Irish 1914 September Volunteers to serve 'wherever the firing line extends', endorsing recruitment into the British Army (20 September). The Irish Volunteers split - the majority follow Redmond, becoming 1914 September the National Volunteers. A minority, nominally under the leadership of Eoin MacNeill, keep the name of Irish Volunteers Page 4 of 4 .