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Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary Party 1882-5 After the Kilmainham Treaty Parnell was determined to turn the Home Rule group
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Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary Party 1882-5 After the Kilmainham Treaty Parnell was determined to turn the Home Rule group in the House of Commons to turn the Home Rule group in the House of Commons into a powerful, unified Irish Party, subject completely to his own personal authority. At the same time, he intended to make the Irish Parliamentary Party the dominant nationalist organisation in Ireland. The National League The latter aim was forwarded by the creation of the National League in October 1882. Its first aim was 'national self-government', and it intended to win support among all classes of Irish society and not just the farmers. The National League's central organisation was dominated by Parnell and his followers. It soon possessed over 1000 branches throughout Ireland. This increasing identification between the Irish Parliamentary Party and the cause of Irish nationalism was reflected - by the unofficial alliance between the...
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