The history of Ireland - by 11.09

By Kathrineskov
  • Mar 8, 1169

    The first English soldiers arrived - English invasion and colonization

  • Period: Mar 8, 1169 to

    The history of Ireland

  • Protestants settlers arrived in Ulster

  • Irish rebellions

    Irish land was confiscated and religious freedom was denied

  • Ireland made part of the United Kingdom

  • Catholics got rights

    Rights to vote and be elected in to the British Parliament. The Irish Home Rule Party held over 80% of all Irish seats in the British Parliament.
    Movement was started to make Ireland independent.

  • The Great Famine

    The potato was attacked by a disease - about a million people died. Many people therefore emigrated out of the country. The English language spread (in schools 1831)

  • Difference of opinion

    North Ireland had become industrialized under control of British capital.
    The rest of Ireland had remained agricultural.

  • The Land Leauge was founded

    Ownership of land was given to the farmers

  • The Easter Martyrs

    Irish Republic was proclaimed as an independent state. Severel people died - about 500 people.

  • The War of Indepedence/Anglo-Irish War

    Irish Parliment established in 1919 - declared illegal på Britian.

  • The Goverment of Ireland Act

    Made by English Parliament - constitution/fundamental law of Northern Ireland. The Act forbade discrimination on religious grounds -> though NI developed into a Protestant police state -> descrimination against Catholic population.
    P's fear of Catholics makes the security of the state the most important policital factor in NI.

  • Division of Ireland

    26 counties became "free state" with dominion status within the Commonwealth. Six north eastern counties were controlled by Britain.

  • New name

    New Free State was named Ireland.

  • The Troubles

    Catholics started a civil rights movement an open and often violent conflict between Protestants and Catholics.

  • The Battle of the Bogside

    The Catholics proclaimed a "Free Derry" and the fighting spread to Belfast. and British troops were sent to Northern Ireland.

  • Bloody Sunday

    The British Army shot and killed 13 unarmed demonstrators in Derry. Ireland exploded.

  • Hunger strike

    Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at the Maze prison in Belfast. Seven people die that year due to starvation. They were all members of the IRA

  • School

    Corporal punishment ends in Irish schools

  • The Anglo-Irish Agreement

    The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to help bring an end to the troubles in Northern Ireland

  • Presidency

    Mary Robinson is President of Ireland. She was Ireland’s first female president. Later on she was appointed UN’s High Commissioner for human rights in 1997

  • Economic growth

    Ireland experiences rapid economic growth. It is called the Celtic Tiger

  • Cease fire

    There is a cease fire in Northern Ireland

  • Nobel prize

    Seamus Heaney wins the Nobel prize for Literature

  • Vote

    The Irish people vote in a referendum to allow divorce

  • T.V.

    Gaelic T.V. begins

  • Presidency

    Mary McAleese becomes President

  • Belfast "Good Friday" Agreement

    The Troubles starting from the 1960's considering ended with the Belfast "Good Friday" Agreement which was decided by the Politics of Northern Ireland.As of today the conflicts are still there, but this was seen as a closure.

  • Citizenship

    In a referendum the Irish people vote to stop automatically granting citizenship to anyone born in the country

  • Culture

    Cork is made European Capital of Culture

  • Recognition

    The EU recognises Irish as a working language

  • Battles between Catholics and Protestants

    56 policemen were hurt in Belfast when they were trying to stop a conflict between Catholics and Protestants.
    Every summer Protestants held their traditional parades in Belfast which are seen as a provocation to the Catholics living in Belfast.