Home Rule

Home Rule, in Irish and English history, political slogan adopted by Irish nationalists in the 19th cent. to describe their objective of self-government for Ireland.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Home Rule in Contemporary Northern Ireland
• The Irish Free State and the Fourth Home Rule Bill
• The Third Home Rule Bill
• The Second Home Rule Bill
• The First Home Rule Bill
• Origins of the Home Rule Movement
• Bibliography

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