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                                                                                                                                                                           1889 - 1890 AD 

                                                                                                                                                 "Co - Ops Introduced -  Parnell In Trouble."

1889 AD In a further attempt to try and "discredit" Charles Stewart - Parnell the leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, a British Conservative Government Commission was set up to inquire into the allegation that he had condoned the "killing" of Lord Frederick Cavendish and T.H. Burke in Phoenix Park by the "Invincibles," that was based on the fraudulent letters of Richard Piggot the journalist for the anti - Irish newspaper, "The Times" in England, who had "forged" them himself to suite his employers. Joseph Gillis Biggar, who had originally begun "Obstructionism" in the Westminster Parliament to try and make them pay attention to Irish Affairs, also appeared before this Commission to give evidence and the result of all of this skulduggery was that Charles Stewart - Parnell was to be "exonerated" later on in the spring of 1890 AD by the British Commission of Enquiry of any implication into the Phoenix Park killings, and Richard Piggot "The Times" journalist was exposed as the "low life forger" of the letters. The upside of this was that Charles Stewart - Parnell's popularity "increased" even more, and at the next session of the British Westminster Parliament the entire Opposition, which included the front bench gave him a "standing ovation." William O Brien, the Labor stalwart and M.P. from Co. Cork, who was ever diligent for the good of the population of Ireland now won Charles Stewart - Parnell's support for the "Irish Tenants Defence Association" and William Gladstone the leader of the Liberal Opposition in the Westminster Parliament who had previously come to accept the idea of an "Irish Home Rule Bill" in 1885 - 1886 AD as the answer to keep Ireland within the British Imperial Government's "Immoral Union," now also paid tribute to Daniel O Connell - the Liberator stating that, “He had been a greater Irishman then either Swift or Grattan."

     Arthur. J. "Bloody" Balfour the British Conservative Chief Secretary in Ireland was now well aware that the "land" system operated in Ireland by the Land Lords was the main bone of contention, that ensured a constant push for "Irish Home Rule" and to counteract this it was his intention to make land purchase "compulsory," but the British Imperial Conservative Government in Britain instead brought in a "voluntary" selling scheme that actually suited the Land Lords better and they put up 33,000,000 pounds in advance to carry it out, but the Liberals and the "Irish Home Rule" members who were in the Opposition were to delay the Bill's operation until 1891 AD.

   Horace Plunkett a Unionist Land Lord returned to Ireland from America and introduced Co - operatives into Ireland, as he believed the problems in Ireland were only "social and economic," not political, as he was convinced only by helping themselves (Sinn Fein) would they ever fix all the problems, and he came under attack from the Irish Nationalists who now feared for any chance of  Irish Home Rule occurring, but despite this his ideas were to be quite "successful" and there were many Co - ops to be set up in the future.  

    Captain William O Shea, the previous husband of Kitty O Shea, from whom she had long been "separated," and who was in a long time liaison with Charles Stewart - Parnell, was biding his time, as Kitty O Shea's aunt was a very wealthy woman, and Kitty was to be her "beneficiary," and it was now in his" economic interests" to wait for the aunt to "pass on" and leave Kitty her money, to which, as her husband, he would be entitled to a "share," and when he was ready to make his avarice move it was to bring about "terrible disaster" and further unnecessary conflicts for the population in in Ireland.

   There were now 80 non - Catholic Irish M.P.'s in the Westminster Parliament.   

    William Allingham the poet who had previously expressed the opinion that the Irish Penal Laws were the "deliberate destruction" of any industry in Ireland, had been born at Ballyshannon / The Falls of Assaroe, and he was to die this year and his ashes were brought back to Ireland from England to be interred at Mullinashee / Mulagh Na Sidh / The Hill of the Fairies situated behind the house where he was born, which was where Aed Ruadh / The Fire God the Irian King was drowned  while admiring himself, and was also interred in the mound there.

1890 AD The "Moonlighters" / Captain Moonlight / Irish Land League were still continuing to be "active" against the "oppressive" Land Lords and their agents in Ireland.

November 17th / Autumn: Captain William O Shea, the husband of Kitty O Shea / O Shee, was now ready to make his move, as her rich aunt had died and she would now receive her inheritance to which he would be "legally" entitled to a share, although they had long been separated, and he brought forward divorce proceedings against her, naming Charles Stewart - Parnell as the other party, and in such a strong "religious" Country as Ireland his "enemies" were now able to use the resultant publicity given to the case to his disadvantage, while the non - Conformists in the Liberal Party who were also seeking their advantage wanted their leader, William Gladstone, to have nothing further to do with the Irish Parliamentary Party while Charles Stewart - Parnell remained their leader, but despite this set back a public meeting was held in Dublin where all present re - affirmed their confidence in his leadership. 

November 25th: The Irish Parliamentary Party held a meeting in London, and Charles Stewart - Parnell was once again re - elected their chairman, so that there was no moral stand taken against him up until this particular time.

November 26th: The attitude of William Gladstone and the Liberal Party members was then made public, stating that the Irish Parliamentary Party either had to "dump" Charles - Stewart - Parnell as their leader or else, and this now also convinced many of the members in the Irish Parliamentary Party that he should now "stand down" as their chairman.  

November 29th: Charles Stewart - Parnell published his "Manifesto to the Irish People" in which he denounced William Gladstone's 1st Irish Home Rule proposals as "inadequate" and repudiated any alliance with any of the British Political Parties, but at the bye- election for the seat of Northern Kilkenny he was pelted with mud, but still continued on with his campaign, although health wise he was "deteriorating" and his "Manifesto" seemed to also fortify the previous outlook of any one who was suspicious of any chance of obtaining any "constitutional" method that would now not to be able to really gain any future "real reform" in Ireland from the British Imperial Governments.

December 1st: The Irish Parliamentary Party met in London again over the next few days, under the chairmanship of Charles Stewart - Parnell, to discuss his position and also theirs in relation to the Liberal Party's opposition to him, and also to him continuing on as their "leader" and he was to stall any decisions they tried to reach about the matter.

December 6th: Justin Mac Carthy, the M.P. for Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster, who was the vice - chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party called on all the members who agreed with him that Charles Stewart - Parnell should stand down as their leader and to follow him instead and leave the meeting with him and a majority of 45 / 43 walked out of the meeting while 29 / 27 remained, and William O Brien the old Labor social stalwart from Co. Cork once again made a Statesman like appearance in Irish history trying to negotiate an "amicable" agreement with those who had left. Arthur Griffiths who was to become the future "founder" of the Sinn Fein Party (We Ourselves) and the "Father of Irish Independence" in 1922 AD, was another strong "supporter" of Charles Stewart - Parnell during his troubles, but the Irish Parliamentary Party were now certainly "split," and there previous influence in the Westminster Parliament was going to suffer because of this, giving the Conservatives in the Parliament once again the upper hand. The anti - Parnellite breakaways who left the scene, eventually elected Justin Mac Carthy to be their new chairman, but he was not a strong leader and lacked authority because of it, but he had a committee of 8 to back him up and among his breakaway committee were John Dillon, and Timothy M. Healy the barrister, who had previously acted as a secretary to Charles Stewart - Parnell. Timothy Healy had also figured prominently in Charles Stewart - Parnell's overthrow, but although he certainly had the capacity to personally lead, he also suffered from bad "character" defects, and besides this John Dillon and Timothy Healy were to become very "bitter rivals" also, which was now to cause "great damage" to the Irish Home Rule movement. Charles Stewart - Parnell began a personal campaign, which he was to conduct for nearly a year, to try and win back his lost support and regain his overall leadership, but he was also now up against the Catholic Irish clergy, who attacked him on "moral grounds" over his liaison with Kitty O Shea.

       Arthur J. "Bloody Balfour," the British Conservative Chief Secretary in Ireland, who was to gain his epithet in Ireland due to the "atrocities" he carried out there, now also suppressed the "Irish National League" and their "Plan of Campaign." John Dillon the Irish Parliamentary Party M.P. for Co. Wexford in Southern Leinster, along with the old Labor stalwart William O Brien the Irish Parliamentary Party M.P. for Co. Cork, and another 3 Irish Parliamentary Party M.P's, together with 7 other Irishmen, were now also "arrested" in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province for inducing the "tenant farmers" on the confiscated Estate of Smith - Barry to stand up for themselves and not pay their "rent."

       Meanwhile the British Imperial Conservative Government in England was "losing" one bye - election after another, and were down from 188 seats, which now also included the Liberal Unionists who were under the leadership of the defector fromthe Liberal Party Joseph Chamberlain to 77, while the Liberal Party themselves were slowly "regaining" their lost ground, and at this time it was still possible that a Liberal Party win in the Westminster Parliament could see the re - introduction of Irish Home Rule with the additional votes of the Irish Parliamentary Party M.P.s.

     The Gaelic Athletic Association, previously introduced and run by Michael Cusack in Ireland, was to have a great influence in Ireland although it had been set up to promote the previously "banned" Irish Sports, while T.D. Sullivan wrote the Fenian Anthem, "God Save Ireland," and also during this "decade" and the next, many Gaelic historians recreated the awareness of Ireland's National Heritage, which had been previously "taken away" under the original decree of Elizabeth 1st so that, "No Irishman was to ever know his grandfather."     

     Michael Collins / Ua Coileain, a descendent of the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Chonaill Sept of Upper and Lower Conilloe in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province, who would become the future "Light of Ireland," who would be the main catalyst in directing the "withdrawal" of the British Imperial Government oppression and their "Immoral Union" from 26 of the Counties from the 32 Counties of Ireland, after 750 years of never - ending oppression, in 1921 AD, was born this year and was the youngest child of 8 children to Michael Collins Snr. who was 75 years of age and Mary Anne nee O Brien who was 35 years of age, the daughter of James O Brien of  Sam's Cross near Rosscarbery in West Co. Cork in Southern Munster, 4 miles from Clonakilty. Michael O Brien Snr's mother was a cousin to the hedge schoolmaster, Diarmait O Sullivan / Diarmuid Ua Suileabhain, who had been a personal acquaintance of Theobold Wolfe Tone the Irish Republican founder, and he had also taught Michael Snr. Their home was near the Rock of Cliodhna / Carraig Chliodhna (The Queen of the Munster Fairies), which was adjacent to the Barry Castle, while his Tuath / Family region had been the territory of the Heberian Eoghanacht Kings of Conaill Gabhra who in 1178 AD, as the main body of the Sept (Family branch, had been "driven out" by the invading Anglo - Normans from there and had then settled in the west of Co. Cork, while those of the Tuath who stayed behind became the Kings of Claonghas in the south - west of Co. Limerick, until the 13th Century AD, when they too were also driven out by the Anglo - Norman Fitz Geralds.

   Joseph Gillis Biggar who was a great supporte for Irish Freedom who had been well known for his original "Obstructionism" in the British Westminster Parliament to try and have them pay attention to Irish Affairs, died this year.

 

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