#OnThisDay 1920 The Government of Ireland Act (Fourth Home Rule Bill) became law creating Northern Ireland & Southern Ireland, both with their own parliaments. This Act was terribly out of touch as the War of Independence waged by Nationalists, sought a republic rather than Home Rule. It also gave Unionists Home Rule which was something that they never wanted in the first place. This Act was a rehash of the 1912 Third Home Rule Bill that was meant to be passed in Ireland prior to the First World War but was delayed until the cessation of hostilities.
The Irish at War 