111 years ago today, on July 26th, 1914 (June 4th, 1914 in the lunar calendar), an uprising broke out in Dublin, an Irish dispute. The funeral of insurgents killed in street fighting gathered tens of thousands of people As international relations in Europe became increasingly tense, the pain of Irish trauma continued to affect British politics. Sir Edward Carlson (1854-1935) led the campaign against Home Rule and united Ireland in Ulster, preparing to use armed forces if necessary (which he suspended later in the year when the great war broke out). In the south of Ireland, the situation in Dublin was very tense, and an uprising broke out on July 26. The funeral of the insurgents killed in street fighting gathered tens of thousands of people. The shadow of the war grew thicker and thicker, and the British government was forced to abandon its plan to implement local self-government. At the end of July, the whole issue was shelved. But the Irish did not intend to silence the war, and within a year, violence broke out again. Sir Edward Carlson is speaking at a mass rally