December: Lord Dunraven, a Land Lord from Co. Limerick in the mid - west of the Munster Province, acted as the Chairmanand the Land Lords and those representing the interests of the Irish tenant farmers, met during the Land Conference in Ireland, to determine a plan that would suite both the Land Lords who were selling their Estates, and the Irish tenants who were now economically able to buy their land and George Wyndham the appointed British Chief Secretary in Ireland, then accepted their plan, subject to the approval of Lord Arthur "Bloody" Balfour who was now the British Conservative Prime Minister, introducing the new "Irish Land Purchase Act." The tenant farmers in the Ulster Province, at this time, were for all land in Ireland to be purchased under compulsory legislation, and to make their point felt even more, went as far as electing an independent candidate for East Co. Down in a by - election, which was previously a safe Conservative seat there and Lord Arthur "Bloody" Balfour the British Conservative Prime Minister now firmly believed that the introduction of this plan might see off any chance of the Irish ever gaining Irish Home Rule.

1903 AD The improved Land Bill by now had made a great difference in Ireland and the Statesman,  William Gladstone now became the most popular man in England of all time although he was a Scotsman.

   James Connolly, disappointed now with the lack of enthusiasm for his "socialist policies" in Ireland, went off to America, were he was able to push his socialist ideals there further by co - founding the "International Workers League" and the "Irish Socialist Federation," in New York, but despite his success there, he was still to return to Ireland within a few years, and continue to push his socialist philosophy again, endeavouring to improve the conditions for the population in Ireland.

   John Devoy from the Clann na Gael / The Organization in America, who was still trying to bring about the right conditions to gain overall Irish Independence from the British Imperial Empire, had by now founded the "Gaelic - American" newspaper there in America, and was to remain it's editor until the day he died. 

   Bulmer Hobson, who was a non - Catholic from Belfast in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province, who had been educated in a Quaker school, also founded the "Irish National Non - Catholic Society," and the "Fianna Eireann / Warriors of Ireland" and was to be a strong proponent also for Irish Independence from the ongoing oppression of the British Imperial Government.

   T. H. Sloan, at this time, also formed the "Independent Orange Order" in the Ulster Province. 

   Edward Martyn from Co. Galway in Southern Connacht, who was also a solid Irish Republican, this year protested against a visit by Edward V11 the new German Saxe - Coburg British King.

   Helena Molony, another of the many female proponents for Irish Independence, also founded the "Daughters of Eireann."

   John Mac Bride married Maud Gonne, and besides their outstanding individual efforts also on behalf of Irish Freedom, and Emancipation of Women's Rights, they were to produce the Nobel Prize winner, Sean Mac Bride who would go on to found "Amnesty International."   

     John Dillon, the Irish Parliamentary Party M.P. from Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, opposed the British Conservative Government's Irish Land Bill, until a much more improved Wyndham Land Purchase Act was to be passed, for Irish land to be purchased @ 3 1/4 % for 68 1/2 years, which then enabled the struggling tenant farmers in Ireland to be much more economically capable of buying back their Irish land, and where the legal costs were to be paid out of public funds. It was to be so successful this time around, that there was no need to introduce compulsory purchase, as the Land Lords received higher prices then before, which encouraged them to sell out their entire Estates, as under the legislation, provided that 3/4's of the tenants, and the particular Land Lord involved, agreed on an acceptable price for each individual Estate to the Land Commissioners, the sale was concluded. The Land Commissioners then took over the balance, on behalf of those tenants who could not, or were not able to purchase, and as an added incentive, the Land Lords who sold their entire Estates, were given a bonus of 12% of the total purchase priceas prior to the Wyndham Act, there had still been 500,000 tenant farmers still on the Land Lord's Estates in Ireland, and also this time around the Congested Districts Board, was authorised to acquire any of the Land Lord Estates to increase the size of each individual holding to make them more economically viable.              

1904 AD The "Ascendancy Unionist Council" in the Ulster Province, was to be founded there for M.P.'s.  

    Wyndham - Quin / Lord Dunraven, became the President of the "Irish Reform Association" who advocated  a devolution plan, while George Wyndham’s plan was not, but Sir Anthony Mac Donnell the British Under - Secretary, said yes instead. 

    William O Brien the old Labour stalwart, from Co. Cork in Southern Munster, now decided it was time to break with the Irish Parliamentary Party, who it seemed to him, where becoming more out of touch with what was really occurring in Ireland, as they had refused to call a Conference on "Self - Government" in Ireland, and he also supported the "Irish Relief Association."

   Bulmer Hobson who was a non - Catholic from Belfast in the north - east of the Ulster Province, now also joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood / I.R.B. 

   Roger Casement from Dublin was to join  the British Imperial Service, and the Gaelic League, and he was to be knighted for his service to humanity by the British Imperial Government, and then later on executed by them, for his service towards gaining Irish Independence.  

   Joseph Devlin re - established the "Ancient Order of Hibernians," to represent the aspirations of the Irish people, and became it's President until 1934 AD.  

   The new St. Patrick's Cathedral, was constructed at Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province.  

   Sean Mac Bride, the Nobel Prize winner, who was to become the founder of "Amnesty International," and a revolutionary, was born in Paris to John Mac Bride and Maude Gonne Mac Bride.  

   The Abbey Theatre, was established in Dublin by members of the Irish Literary Theatre, including W. B. Yeats and Lady Augustus Gregory, brought on by a group of Anglo - Irish writers, some of whom tried to develop a National Irish Literature, in sympathy with moves toward Irish Self - Government.

  Lord Dunraven /  Wyndham - Quin and Sir Anthony Mac Donnell the British Conservative Government's Under - Secretary in Dublin Castle, decided to introduce a central Irish Council to handle local authority, but news of their intentions was leaked, and the Ascendancy Unionists were against it.  

   The remains of Father Eugene O Growney, the co - founder of the Gaelic League, were bought back from America for burial in Ireland.

    Irish women, were now also allowed to enter the Trinity College in Dublin, to be educated. 

   The British Conservative Government and France became friends, and the ban on the Catholic clergy was "officially" finally lifted.  

   Edward Martyn the Irish Republican from Co. Galway in Southern Connacht, was to become the President of the political "Sinn Fein Party" in Ireland until 1908 AD.

1905 AD George Wyndham, the British Government's Chief Secretary in Ireland, was now forced to resign his position by the pressure being brought on by the Ascendancy Unionists, although he had not been involved in the move to introduce a central Irish Council to handle local authority in Ireland.

   Bulmer Hobson, Denis Mac Cullagh, and P.S. O Hegarty from Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster co - founded the "Dungannon Clubs" in the Ulster Province, from were they were to spread Irish Republicanism, while endeavouring to bring about Irish Independence / Freedom. 

   A momentous moment in Irish history had occurred when the political "Sinn Fein Party" (We Ourselves / Ourselves Alone), was founded by Arthur Griffith and Sean O Kelly, who were also endeavouring to promote Irish economic welfare, and also gain Irish Independence for the Irish population in Ireland, from the 8 Centuries of ethnic and religious oppression by the successive English and British Imperial Governments, by means of passive resistance and self - reliance and to this end Arthur Griffith, also introduced a "Buy Irish Policy" to encourage local industry in Ireland, as under the British Imperial Government's Dublin Castle in the Devil's 1/2 acre authorities the slums in Dublin, at this time, were the "worst in Europe."

   William Thomas Cosgrave from Dublin, who had been educated by the Christian Brothers, and who was to become the first leader / Taoiseach of the "Irish Free State," attended the political 1st Sinn Fein Party Conference.

  Francis Sheehy - Skeffington, a pacifist from Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, who was to be murdered by a British Army Officer in cold blood while trying to help others in the future during the 1916 Easter Rising, at this time, also became a member of the "United Irish League."

   The University College, was founded in Dublin this year.

   Thomas Clarke, the Old Republican, became an American citizen, but was to return to Ireland in the future, to create a base for the Irish Republican movement in Dublin, and he would be among those to be executed by the British Imperial Government after the 1916 Easter Rising.

   Erskine Childers Jnr. who would become the 4th President of Ireland in the future, was born in London this year, the same as his father, Erskine Childers the Irish Revolutionary had been.

  The British Imperial Government passed the Defence of the Realm Act, also this year.

March: The "Ascendancy Unionist Council" was officially founded this month, which over the coming years was to co - operate with the "Unionist Alliance," who were set up in Dublin to present the "Official Unionist" point of view to the British public, and the local Unionist Clubs that had been established in the 1890's in the Ulster Province were revived, taking in all of the adult non - Catholic population as members, but it was not as yet military based.

December: After 10 years straight of a Conservative British Government, Lord Arthur "Bloody" Balfour had resigned, and the Liberal Party in Britain were once again to get into Government in England, under Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman until 1908 AD.

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