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Arrival of St. Patrick to help convert pagan Gaelic Kings to Christianity
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Irish monks rechristianize Europe
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Brian Boru wins recognition as king of all Ireland
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High King Brian Boru, killed at Battle of Clontarf.
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Normans defeat Saxons in England
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- 1169 Arrival of Normans at Baginbun, Co. Wexford, thus started 800 year struggle between English and Irish.
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The English had now conquered Ulster, east of Lough Neagh, in Meath, as well as most of Connacht and of Munster.
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An edict bans (pure-blooded) Irish from becoming mayors, baillifs,
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Statutes of Kilkenny forbade Irish/English marriages and preventing
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Henry VIII declares himself king of Ireland.
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Defeat of O'Neill, O'Donnell and Spaniards by Mountjoy at Battle of Kinsale.
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Accession of James 1. Surrender of Hugh O'Neill. Enforecement of English
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Plantation of Derry and others confiscated counties planned.
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later joined by Old English Catholics in Ireland. Under
leadership of Irish chieftain, Rory O'More, conspiracy was
formed to seize Dublin and expel the English. English settlers
were driven out of Ulster. Catholics hold 59% of land in Ireland. -
English soldier & statesman, Oliver Cromwell,
landed at Dublin. His troops killed 2,000 men. A
great part of lands in Munster, Leinster and Ulster
(Drogheda and Wexford) was confiscated and divided
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Over 60,000 Irish Catholics had been sent slaves to Barbados, and
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The population of Ireland,estimated at 1,500,000, before Cromwell, was
reduced by two-thirds, to 500,000, at Cromwell's death in 1658. -
Catholics hold 14% of land in Ireland.
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-1849 all other crops are sent to english markets. The natives starved
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Worst years of famine. By 1848 through emigration and deaths by famine, Ireland's
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Proclamation of the Republic: POBLACHT NA h-EIREANN
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE
IRISH REPUBLIC
TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND -
-1921 Irish War of independence against Britain
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Civil War starts between Free State Army and IRA
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The IRA continues its battle with the British, escalating the campaign in 1969 due to unfair treatment of catholics
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First British soldier killed by IRA in Belfast.
Unionist government of NI introduces internment without trial for suspected Republicans.
During the 30 years of the troubles almost 3500 people were killed -
IRA has disbanded and puts its weapons beyond use.
The two main partys of the political divide have made peace and the future looks brighter for a united Ireland. -
attackted Ireland on Lambay Island off Dublin
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to 920 the settlements of Waterford, Dublin, Limerick are established
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Son of a leader of one of the royal free tribes of Munster. -
book of Kells is written
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