Although the Irish Parliament was subservient to the Parliament of Great Britain, the Irish Parliament retained some level of separation from Great Britain. Following the constitution of 1782, during the period of 1782-1800, the Irish Parliament was legally separated from the British Government and as such, the monarchy. …show more content…
This removed all Parliamentary control from Ireland, so they were exclusively governed from the seat of government of the combined kingdom of Great Britain (Westminster).
"Some moderate nationalists advocated for home rule, under which Ireland would remain part of the United Kingdom but also have some form of self-government," writes History.com. Many home rule bills failed to pass Parliament until 1914, however WWI's outbreak meant that home rule could not be implemented. The Irish people were furious, and this pent-up anger would later be one of the causes for the Easter Rising.
The Easter Rising of 1916 was the 6-day long conflict that eventually lead to Irish Independence in