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The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland, which at the time still formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland was scheduled to receive a measure of devolved government, which included Ulster, later in the year. The incident is important in 20th-century Irish history, and is notable for being one of the few occasions since the English Civil War in which elements of the British military openly intervened in politics. It is widely thought of as a mutiny, though no orders actually given were disobeyed.

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  • The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland, which at the time still formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland was scheduled to receive a measure of devolved government, which included Ulster, later in the year. The incident is important in 20th-century Irish history, and is notable for being one of the few occasions since the English Civil War in which elements of the British military openly intervened in politics. It is widely thought of as a mutiny, though no orders actually given were disobeyed. With Irish Home Rule due to become law in 1914, the British Cabinet contemplated some kind of military action against the unionist Ulster Volunteers who threatened to rebel against it. Many officers, especially those with Irish Protestant connections, of whom the most prominent was Hubert Gough, threatened to resign or accept dismissal rather than obey orders to conduct military operations against the unionists, and were privately encouraged from London by senior officers including Henry Wilson. Although the Cabinet issued a document claiming that the issue had been a misunderstanding, Secretary of State for War J. E. B. Seely and Chief of the General Staff (CIGS) Field Marshal Sir John French were forced to resign after amending it to promise that the British Army would not be used against the Ulster loyalists. The event contributed both to unionist confidence and to the growing Irish nationalist movement, convincing Irish nationalists that they could not expect support from the British Army in Ireland. In turn, this renewed nationalist support for paramilitary forces. The Home Rule Bill was passed but postponed for the duration of the First World War, and the growing fear of civil war in Ireland led to the British government considering some form of partition of Ireland instead, which eventually took place. (en)
  • Tharla Ceannairc an Churraigh ar an 20 Márta 1914 i gCampa an Churraigh, príomh-bhunáit Airm na Breataine in Éirinn ag an am. Bhagair go leor oifigeach i mBialann Ceannt na nOifigeach, sa champa, éirí as seachas déanamh de réir orduithe dul i mbun gnímh mhíleata in aghaidh Óglaigh Uladh. Réitíodh an ghéarchéim nuair a ghéill Rialtas na Ríochta Aontaithe, a mhaígh gur míthuiscint a bhí ann agus nach raibh sé i gceist riamh forneart armtha a úsáid chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar fhrithbheartaíocht Aontachtaithe Uladh i gcoinne Rialtais Dúchais. (ga)
  • L’incident de Curragh du 20 mars 1914, aussi appelé la mutinerie de Curragh, eut lieu à Curragh, dans le comté de Kildare, en Irlande. Le camp de Curragh était alors la base principale de l'armée britannique en Irlande, qui était alors une partie du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande. Elle était alors sur le point de recevoir une part de dévolution du pouvoir sur l'ensemble de son territoire, y compris l'Ulster. Avec le projet de loi portant sur l'Irish Home Rule en 1914, le gouvernement britannique envisageait une action militaire contre les Ulster Volunteers qui menaçaient de se rebeller contre la loi. Plusieurs officiers, en particulier ceux qui avaient des relations avec l'Irlande protestante, dont le plus notable était Hubert Gough, menacèrent de démissionner plutôt que d'obéir, soutenus officieusement depuis Londres par des officiers supérieurs, notamment Henry Wilson. Le gouvernement émit un communiqué indiquant que le problème était un malentendu. Cependant le secrétaire d'État à la Guerre J.E.B. Seely et le CIGS (chef d'état-major des armées) John French furent contraints à la démission après avoir repris le document pour promettre que l'armée britannique ne serait pas utilisée contre les loyalistes d'Ulster. L'événement contribua à renforcer l'assurance des Unionistes ainsi que le mouvement séparatiste irlandais, dorénavant convaincu qu'il ne pourrait attendre de soutien de l'armée britannique en Irlande. En retour, les nationalistes soutinrent le développement de forces paramilitaires. La loi de dévolution fut votée mais son application reportée, et la peur croissante d'une guerre civile en Irlande mena le gouvernement britannique à envisager plutôt une forme de partition de l'île, ce qui arriva finalement. Cet événement est aussi remarquable comme un des rares depuis les guerres civiles anglaises dans lesquels des membres de l'armée britannique intervinrent ouvertement en politique. (fr)
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  • Tharla Ceannairc an Churraigh ar an 20 Márta 1914 i gCampa an Churraigh, príomh-bhunáit Airm na Breataine in Éirinn ag an am. Bhagair go leor oifigeach i mBialann Ceannt na nOifigeach, sa champa, éirí as seachas déanamh de réir orduithe dul i mbun gnímh mhíleata in aghaidh Óglaigh Uladh. Réitíodh an ghéarchéim nuair a ghéill Rialtas na Ríochta Aontaithe, a mhaígh gur míthuiscint a bhí ann agus nach raibh sé i gceist riamh forneart armtha a úsáid chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar fhrithbheartaíocht Aontachtaithe Uladh i gcoinne Rialtais Dúchais. (ga)
  • The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland, which at the time still formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland was scheduled to receive a measure of devolved government, which included Ulster, later in the year. The incident is important in 20th-century Irish history, and is notable for being one of the few occasions since the English Civil War in which elements of the British military openly intervened in politics. It is widely thought of as a mutiny, though no orders actually given were disobeyed. (en)
  • L’incident de Curragh du 20 mars 1914, aussi appelé la mutinerie de Curragh, eut lieu à Curragh, dans le comté de Kildare, en Irlande. Le camp de Curragh était alors la base principale de l'armée britannique en Irlande, qui était alors une partie du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande. Elle était alors sur le point de recevoir une part de dévolution du pouvoir sur l'ensemble de son territoire, y compris l'Ulster. (fr)
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  • Curragh incident (en)
  • Ceannairc an Churraigh (ga)
  • Incident de Curragh (fr)
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