Labourers (Ireland) Act 1906
Having largely settled the Irish land question, O'Brien, convinced by the success of combining the "doctrine of conciliation" with "conference plus business", turned his attention in a Second Phase to the Irish Land and Labour Association's demands for the need to settle Irish labourers in the soil. His parliamentary engagement achieved the successful enactment of the unprecedented James Bryce Labourers (Ireland) Act (1906), followed by the Birrell Labourers (Ireland) Act (1911) which provided large scale state funding for over 40,000 County Council erected accommodations, which were rural labourer-owned cottages on 1 acre (4,000 m2) of land.
Following the First World War a further 5000 houses were built in both parts of Ireland for returning soldiers, under the Irish Land (Provision for Soldiers and Sailors) Act 1919. This was effected by the "Irish soldiers' and sailors' Land Trust", which co-operated with the new Irish Free State, mostly building small new housing estates at the edge of towns.
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