Home Government Association
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The Home Government Association was an Irish political organization founded in 1870 by Isaac Butt. Its primary goal was to achieve internal autonomy for Ireland within the British Empire, advocating for an Irish parliament subordinate to the imperial Parliament at Westminster.12
Butt, a lawyer and Irish nationalist leader, popularized the slogan "Home Rule". While initially moderate, the movement's leadership eventually shifted to Charles Stewart Parnell, who employed more aggressive tactics, including obstructionism in the British Parliament, to publicize Ireland's grievances. The movement's demands expanded to include land reform and denominational education. Despite several attempts and parliamentary debates, a form of Home Rule was eventually established in Northern Ireland in 1920, and the southern counties gained dominion status in 1921.12
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