Obstructionism - Long boring speeches made by MPs of the Home Rule party to obstruct/stop business in parliament., Home Rule  - The idea that Ireland should rule itself from a parliament in Dublin, Home Rule Party - A non-violent political party that wanted Ireland to rule itself from a parliament in Dublin, Fenians - A group located mainly in America and England. Their goal was to get Irish independence, IRB - A group which went about getting Irish independence by violence. They would later be called the IRA, Land League - Organisation set up to get fair rents and land ownership for tenants., Constituency - Area in which people vote, MP - Member of Parliament, Isaac Butt - the founder of the Home Rule party, Manchester Martyrs - Three IRB members who shot a policeman while trying to get other IRB members out of a police van, William E. Gladstone - The Prime Minister of Britain and leader of the Liberals, New Departure - The new direction, which would combine parliamentary and physical tradition, Land War - Violence between landlords and tenants, The Land Act - A law brought in by Gladstone which gave fairer rents to tenants, Kilmainham Treaty - An agreement where Parnell agreed to stop the violence and Gladstone agreed to improve the Land Act, Balance of power - A situation where one party can decide which other party to put into power., Party pledge - A promise that was signed by the Home Rule party to stay loyal, Home Rule Bill - The law that would have brought Home Rule to Ireland in 1886., The Piggott Forgeries - Fake letters written by a journalist to make Parnell look bad, Katherine O'Shea - The woman Parnell had an affair with that lead to his downfall,

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