 events from the year 1914 in ireland. ==events== *17 january - edward carson inspects a parade of the east belfast regiment of the ulster volunteers. *20 february - the fethard-on-sea life-boat capsizes on service off the county wexford coast: nine crew are lost. *26 february - hmhs britannic, designed as the third and largest , is launched at the harland & wolff shipyards in belfast. *1 march - three outbreaks of foot and mouth disease are confirmed in county cork. *9 march - the british prime minister proposes to allow the ulster counties to hold a vote on whether or not to join a home rule parliament in dublin. *20 march - curragh incident: british army officers stationed at the curragh camp resign their commissions rather than be ordered to resist action by unionist ulster volunteers if the home rule bill is passed. the government backs down and they are reinstated. *2 april - cumann na mban, the irish republican women's paramilitary organisation, is formed in dublin as an auxiliary of the irish volunteers.cumann na mban manifesto (1914), in bourke (ed.), fda, vol v, p.104. *6 april - the second reading of the home rule bill is carried in westminster. *24&ndash;25 april - larne gun running: 35,000 rifles and over 3 million rounds of ammunition from germany are landed at larne, bangor and donaghadee for the ulster volunteers and quickly distributed around ulster by motor transport. *25 may - the house of commons of the united kingdom passes the irish home rule bill. *23 june&ndash;14 july - the government of ireland bill passes through the house of lords. it allows ulster counties to vote on whether or not they want to come under dublin's jurisdiction. the wishes of fermanagh and tyrone are eventually ignored. *10 july - the provisional government of ulster meets for the first time in the ulster hall. it vows to keep ulster in trust for the king and the british constitution. *21 july - a conference (called on 19 july) is opened at buckingham palace by the king. it is hoped that unionists and nationalists attending will break the impasse over home rule. *24 july - the buckingham pal
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