<sod>There was great hostility towards the Volunteers in some parts of the city. Historian [[Keith Jeffery]] claimed that most of the opposition came from people whose relatives were in the British Army and who depended on their Army allowances.<ref>Kennedy, Christopher M. ''Genesis of the Rising, 1912-1916: A Transformation of Nationalist Opinion''. [[Peter Lang (publisher)]], 2010. p.286</ref>.  However, supporters of the [[Irish Parliamentary Party]] also felt the rebellion was a betrayal of their party.<ref>"The loyalists spoke with an air of contempt, 'the troops will settle the matter in an hour or two, these pro-Germans will run away...' The Redmondites were more bitter, 'I hope they’ll all be hanged' ... 'Shooting’s too good for them. Trying to stir up trouble for us all.'" [[Ernie O’Malley]], ''On Another Man's Wound'', p. 60.</ref>.  Also hostile to the Volunteers were the "separation women" (so-called because they were paid "separation money" by the British government), whose husbands and sons were fighting in the British Army in World War I. There was also hostility from [[Unionism in Ireland|unionists]].<ref>Brian Barton & Michael Foy, ''The Easter Rising'', Sutton Publishing Ltd. Gloucestershire, UK, ISBN 0-7509-3433-6, pp. 203-209</ref> When occupying positions in the South Dublin Union and Jacob's factory, the rebels got involved in physical confrontations with civilians who tried to tear down the rebel barricades and prevent them taking over buildings. The Volunteers shot dead in some cases, and clubbed with their rifle butts in others, a number of civilians who tried to dismantle their barricades.<ref>Fearghal McGarry, ''The Rising: Ireland Easter 1916'', p. 143</ref><eod>
<sod>There was great hostility towards the Volunteers in some parts of the city. Historian [[Keith Jeffery]] claimed that most of the opposition came from people whose relatives were in the British Army and who depended on their Army allowances.<ref>Kennedy, Christopher M. ''Genesis of the Rising, 1912-1916: A Transformation of Nationalist Opinion''. [[Peter Lang (publisher)]], 2010. p.286</ref>.  However, supporters of the [[Irish Parliamentary Party]] also felt the rebellion was a betrayal of their party.<ref>"The loyalists spoke with an air of contempt, 'the troops will settle the matter in an hour or two, these pro-Germans will run away...' The Redmondites were more bitter, 'I hope they’ll all be hanged' ... 'Shooting’s too good for them. Trying to stir up trouble for us all.'" [[Ernie O’Malley]], ''On Another Man's Wound'', p. 60.</ref>.  Also hostile to the Volunteers were the "separation women" (so-called because they were paid "separation money" by the British government), whose husbands and sons were fighting in the British Army in World War I. There was also hostility from [[Unionism in Ireland|unionists]].<ref>Brian Barton & Michael Foy, ''The Easter Rising'', Sutton Publishing Ltd. Gloucestershire, UK, ISBN 0-7509-3433-6, pp. 203-209</ref> When occupying positions in the South Dublin Union and Jacob's factory, the rebels got involved in physical confrontations with civilians who tried to tear down the rebel barricades and prevent them taking over buildings. The Volunteers shot dead in some cases, and clubbed with their rifle butts in others, a number of civilians who tried to dismantle their barricades.<ref>Fearghal McGarry, ''The Rising: Ireland Easter 1916'', p. 143; Caulfield, Max, The Easter Rebellion, pp. 48–50; McGarry p. 142; Stephens p18</ref><eod>