HISTORY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Guerrilla Warfare, Constance Markievicz, Irish Republican Brotherhood
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Ireland other stories about ireland haven"t been as commemorated. For a long time, ireland had no wwi. The only thing that mattered was the nationalist struggle within ireland. 135,000 irish men served in the war, every one of them was a volunteer, number is probably higher. Don"t have as good of numbers for women. Involved in some of the worst parts of the war. Spring 1915 immediate result was increase in volunteering in ireland. Over a relatively short period, support for the war and willingness to volunteer drops in ireland even by the end of. Even by the end of 1915 active resistance was increasing in ireland. Perception spread that irish troops were being uniquely badly treated, rumors spread that irish lives were being thrown away. Applies to all men age 18 to 43 and is later lifted to 53.
