Ireland 1840 -1850

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  • Formation of the Repeal Association

    Full title "The Loyal National Repeal Association"

  • 1841 Election

    Poor result for O'Connell's "Irish Repeal Party" down from 39 MPs to just 20. Peel's Conservative Party win a majority of the seats in the House of Commons.
  • Period: to

    Peel's Conservative Government

  • "The Nation" is first published

    "The Nation" is first published

    John Mitchell is it's chief writer. It contains songs, stories and histories of Ireland. It plays a key role in developing cultural identity and
  • The Monster Meeting at Clontarf banned by Peel

    The Monster Meeting at Clontarf banned by Peel

  • Period: to

    The Irish Famine

  • Maynooth College Act passed

  • Irish Colleges Act

    Irish Colleges Act

    This reform by Peel created three new non-denominational colleges in Ireland (Queens in Belfast was on of them). This caused a split in the Repeal Association as O'Connell denounced them as "Godless Colleges" whereas the Young Irleanders broadly were in favour of non-denominal education.

  • Repeal of the Corn Laws

  • Liberals take power

    Prime Minister Lord John Russell
  • Period: to

    Lord John Russell's Liberal Government

  • Irish Confederation established

    Set up by John Shine Lawlor, Charles Gavin Duffy and Thomas Francis Meagher

  • O'Connell dies in Genoa

  • Poor Law Ammended

    Liberal Government, influenced by lassez-faire economic theory, abandon public works and put poor relief in the hands of the landlords. Landlords react by evicting tenants. This law also bankrupted many landlords and Poor Law Unions.
  • The Young Ireland Rebellion

    The Young Ireland Rebellion

    The ill-fated "Battle of Widow McCormick's Cabbage Patch" was prompted by a government crackdown on the Young Irelanders. William Smith-O'Brien decides that the group must make a symbolic effort although they knew they had no chance of success.