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Because Irish people did not have the weapons or the amount of people they had anticipated to make Home Rule in Ireland. Therefore, the British were able to go and arrest those involved as they were more powerful.

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15y ago

Because badly armed groups could not possibly hold static positions against the British army which had unlimited resources and was totally mobile. Factually the Irish could not win the military clash nor any that entailed a stand up battle..

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16y ago

Because of Eoin Mac Neil's countermand.

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