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In the 19th century most " nationalists" were in favour of Home Rule - an Irish parliament within the United Kingdom. Following the defeat of Charles Stewart Parnell and the Gaelic Revival, physical force republicanism became increasingly important and, after the Easter Rising of 1916, became the dominant force in Irish nationalism.

In Northern Ireland today the term is used to refer either to the Catholic population in general or specifically the supporters of the moderate Social Democratic and Labour Party led by Mark Durkan, with the more radical members of the Catholic community being labelled republicans. Originally, however, the term republican was applied to those who advocated the complete independence of Ireland from Great Britain while nationalist denoted those satisfied with the Home Rule arrangement that arose from the Irish Civil WarThe Irish Civil War ( June, 1922 April, 1923) was a conflict between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 6 December 1921 which had established the Irish Free State, precursor of today's Republic of Ireland. Upon the Treaty's ratification of the early 1920sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t and was further codified by the Statute of WestminsterThe Statute of Westminster 1931 was the enactment of the United Kingdom Parliament ( December 11, 1931) which established the legislative sovereignty of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire. There exist also the unrelated Statutes of Westmin in 19311931 is the common year starting on Thursday. see link for calendar) Events January January 4 Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the.