Ulster’s allies across the Atlantic: the American anti-Irish Home Rule movement, 1911–14

Abstract As the third Irish Home Rule crisis began to worsen, Ulster Unionists began searching for allies overseas, including within the United States of America. This article highlights the role of the American anti-Home Rule movement from 1911 to 1914, including the use of rare photography. It investigates why the Loyal Orange Institution published sympathy resolutions, and explores who the benefactors were that donated funds and who enlisted in an American Ulster Volunteer Contingent. Most importantly, it examines how widespread and organized these Ulster sympathizers were.