Introduction: Immediately following the merger of Ireland and Great Britain to form the United Kingdom following the Act of Union 1801, Irish nationalists despised the idea that Ireland was incapable of governing itself politically. In order to demonstrate their desire to be a separate and free nation, violent ambushes and rallies took place, the largest of which were led by Daniel O'Connell, leader of a group called the Repeal Association, who expressed objection to the Union. This is significant because it shows that England was very afraid of not being as strong a nation as it was, so the House of Lords rejected the Home Rule Bill from 1886 and continued to deny it until 1914 when it was finally implemented. One might assume that the reason it was applied during this period was that it was around the time of World War I, so England need not have worried more nations. However, this is not the only reason why the bill was accepted. The Parliament Act 1911 removed the veto over legislation in the House of Lords, which Parliament feared. The Unionists relied on the Lords to veto any form of Home Rule Bill, but they had no such guarantee after the Parliament Act 1911, so the Irish were able to perfect their Home Rule Bill. law and re-propose it and it was finally implemented in 1912. It is important to pay a lot of attention to the Irish Home Rule movement, as this is when Ulster made the official decision to prefer to remain under the power of England in the case of Home Rule. Although it was determined that Ulster would remain with England, it was not actually official until Ireland was...... middle of paper ...... The Free State and the other 6 of them remained under British rule in what was called the Province of Ulster. Conclusion: The Act of Union had many consequences which manifested themselves in the form of riots and rebellions by several voluntary organizations and groups in Ireland. These consequences flowed from Ireland's desire to be an independent political power and therefore often expressed its objection to the Union. However, England refused to pass the Home Rule Bill in 1866 until several decades later in 1914, believing that it could not manage all the different nations of its empire during World War I. legislation in the House of Lords became void after the Parliament Act 1911, allowing the Irish to perfect their bill and re-propose it until it was finally implemented in 1912.