The Ulster Covenant 1912 The Ulster Covenant was part of a response by Ulster Unionists to the efforts of successive Westminster governments to settle the running sore of the 'Irish Question' by giving Ireland a limited measure of local autonomy known as 'Home Rule'. The first two Home Rule Bills, in 1886 and 1893, had been rejected by Parliament, following concerted pressure from Unionists in Great Britain and Ireland. "The archive of the Ulster Unionist Council, held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland contains just under half a million original signatures and addresses of the men who, on 28 September 1912, signed the Ulster Covenant, and of the women who signed the parallel Declaration. In total, the Covenant was signed by 237,368 men, and the Declaration by 234,046 women." To see Lists of the Boyds (men and women) who signed who signed this document go to: http://clanboyd.info Thanks to Karen from Ohio for putting together this list. Richard G. Boyd