Brink of Civil War

The situation in Ireland deteriorated rapidly during the course of 1913 and 1914.

January 1913 - The Ulster Volunteer Force is formed to resist Home Rule
November 1913 - The Irish Volunteers are formed
March 1914 - British Army Officers at the Curragh Barracks near Dublin announce they will not fight Unionists is Ulster if called to do so
April 1914 - Gun running at Larne
May 1914 - final reading of the Home Rule Bill in Parliament
June 1914 - Gun running at Howth
July 1914 - British Government introduce an amending bill to exclude Ulster from
Home Rule
21-24 July 1914 - Buckingham Palace Conference to resolve the conflict fails

A bugle belonging to the Irish Citizens' Army
On from the National Museum of Ireland