What would Ireland's status be by 1920 if the First World War were delayed?
Short answerProbably some form of Dominion-level status, though the precise political route remains uncertain.
NotesThe political trajectory is harder to project than naval procurement, so the conclusion remains tentative. Armed unionist and nationalist movements and the Home Rule emergency were already consuming British cabinet attention in 1914. A six-year postponement does not erase the Irish crisis; it more likely produces a constitutional settlement before the delayed war.