Irish question

Irish question

The Irish Question was a phrase used mainly by members of the British ruling classes from the early 1800s until the 1920s. It was used to describe Irish nationalism and the calls for Irish independence.

The phrase came to prominence as a result of the 1801 Act of Union which joined the parliaments of Britain and Ireland into a single governing body based in Westminster with its usage persisting until the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the Island into two states, the Republic of Ireland or Éire, which was originally called as the Irish Free State, and Northern Ireland which remained part of the United Kingdom.

Issues relating to Northern Ireland since the 1920s are often referred to as either "The Troubles" or "The Irish Problem".


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