er ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁( 2 6 ▁& ▁ 2 7 ▁Vict . ▁C . 6 5 ) ▁was ▁passed , ▁which ▁still ▁omitted ▁Ireland ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁have ▁its ▁own ▁Vol unte er ▁Force , ▁which ▁sound ed ▁the ▁death - kn ell ▁of ▁an ▁Irish ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁the ▁Che val ier ▁O ' Cl ery , ▁MP ▁for ▁County ▁W ex ford , ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill , ▁the ▁Irish ▁Vol unte er ▁Bill , ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁allowing ▁an ▁armed ▁Vol unte er ▁Corps ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Party ▁were ▁divided ▁on ▁the ▁issue , ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁supported ▁it . ▁The ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Ireland ▁opposed ▁the ▁bill . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁rejected ▁in ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Research ▁Press : ▁The ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁ 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 0 8 . ▁R if le ▁Corps ▁Histor ies . ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁Ireland <0x0A> </s> ▁Meg ap on era ▁anal is ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Meg ap on era . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁strictly ▁term ite - e ating ▁( ter mit oph ag ous ) ▁pon er ine ▁ant ▁species ▁widely ▁distributed ▁in ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁and ▁most