Just who wanted Dominion Home Rule?: ‘moderates’ and the Irish War of Independence

Conor Morrissey

doi:10.1017/ihs.2024.18

Just who wanted Dominion Home Rule? ‘moderates’ and the Irish War of Independence

Conor Morrissey

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This article discusses political ‘moderates’, those individuals who reacted to the turmoil of the War of Independence by coalescing around a vision of a dominion of Ireland within the British Empire, with appropriate safeguards for minorities. It will consider how reformist gentry, parliamentary and former unionist elements came together to bring about their preferred settlement. Through statistical examination of the membership of the Irish Dominion League, the leading moderate movement, it will establish the political backgrounds, religion and social class of supporters, and demonstrate the various means by which moderates worked as intermediaries between British forces and the rebels. Southern unionists made efforts to avoid working with moderates and to retain a distinct political identity, and, ultimately, divisions within the movement, and the changing structure of Irish politics, inhibited the creation of an effective moderate party.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	98-121
Journal	Irish Historical Studies
Volume	48
Issue number	173
Early online date	7 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ihs.2024.18
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 7 Oct 2024

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