Irish Parliamentary Party facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Irish Parliamentary Party
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The Irish harp, along with the coat of arms of the provinces of Ireland, played a prominent role in IPP literature.
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| Founded | 1874 |
| Dissolved | 1922 |
| Preceded by | Home Rule League |
| Succeeded by | Nationalist Party NI |
| Ideology | Irish nationalism Home Rule |
| Colours | Green |
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The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at Westminster within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland up until 1918. Its central objectives were legislative independence for Ireland and land reform. Its constitutional movement was instrumental in laying the groundwork for Irish self-government through three Irish Home Rule bills.
In 1886, the Party helped convince British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, to announce a Home Rule bill. The bill would make Ireland leave the United Kingdom. Ireland would become a British colony which could govern itself. Ireland would have its own parliament, instead of having representatives in the British Parliament. The bill did not get passed.
Other Home rule bills were presented later on. They were different from the original because they would have kept Ireland's representation in the British Parliament (instead of giving Ireland its own parliament). None of these bills succeeded. One was passed in 1914, but it was canceled because of the First World War. Another was enacted in 1920, but it failed because of Irish rebellion. It was replaced by an independent Irish Free State, which included most of the island. A Home Ruled Northern Ireland was also created in six counties of Ulster that stayed in the United Kingdom.
Images for kids
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Charles Stewart Parnell, the founder of the IPP
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Graph of Irish UK MPs 1885–1918 in numbers
See also
In Spanish: Partido Parlamentario Irlandés para niños
