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Home Rule is the idea of Ireland’s autonomous self-governance within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists such as Jesse Kirwan support Home Rule because they desire their country’s freedom from British rule, while Irish unionists such as Willie’s father reject it in favor of loyalty to the British crown.
Home Rule Quotes in A Long Long Way
The A Long Long Way quotes below are all either spoken by Home Rule or refer to Home Rule. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16
Quotes
“You can know your own mind and your father can know his.”
“But my father and me always had the one mind on things. That’s the trouble, I think—I don’t even know. I’m confused, Father.”
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Home Rule Term Timeline in A Long Long Way
The timeline below shows where the term Home Rule appears in A Long Long Way. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...signing up for the war. John Redmond has encouraged men to go and fight for Home Rule because Britain will reward Ireland with independence if Irishmen contribute to the war effort. However,...
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Chapter 7
...between all the “volunteers.” The Ulster Volunteers are men who joined the war to prevent Home Rule . The Irish Volunteers formed to oppose the Ulster Volunteers. Most of the Irish Volunteers...
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Chapter 8
...recounts that some soldiers from Munster sang “God Save the King” yesterday despite being staunch Home Rulers , and he praises his father for always taking such good care of Willie and...
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Chapter 12
Jesse tells Willie that he joined the army to fight for Home Rule in Ireland, but now he’s realized that the Ireland he’s been fighting for doesn’t exist...
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Chapter 16
...Redmond, a Member of Parliament and brother of John Redmond, believes Irishmen can fight for Home Rule and their country’s unity by fighting in this war. In response, Willie says he doubts...
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Chapter 20
...the empire’s service,” and Willie gathers that the Pasley family is not in favor of Home Rule . Willie stands in silence with Mr. Pasley, comforting him.
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Chapter 22
...this attempt. The officer also proudly declares that the Irish Convention has failed, and that Home Rule is “a dead duck.”
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