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1541
Henry VIII
Henry VIII was proclaimed the king of Ireland in this year. -
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Jonathan Swift
An Irish writer. -
The Battle of the Boyne
A decisive battle for the throne of England was thought in this year. -
"A Modest Proposal"
A satirical essay written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. It is about poverty in Ireland. -
The United Kingdom
In this year the Kingdom of Ireland joined a union consisting of Scotland, England and Wales, which was named the United Kingdom. -
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The Potato Famine
There was a famine in Ireland due to parasits that attacked the main source for food, which was potatoes at that time. -
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Wiliam Butler Yeats
An Irish writer. -
The Easter Rebellion
Ireland fought for independence. -
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The Irish Republic
A revolutionary state that declared its independence from the United Kingdom. -
The division of Ireland
In this year passe the government of Ireland Act, which divided Ireland into two separate political entities. -
The Irish Free State
In this year a treaty was signed and peace was created between the people of Ulster protestants and the southern catholics. -
"Easter 1916"
A poem written by Wiliam Butler Yeats in 1921. He began writing it in 1916. It is a poem about The Easter Rebellion and the damage it did. -
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The Irish Civil War
A conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State. It waged between Irish nationalists and Irish republicans. -
Paul Durcan
An Irish poet. -
The Irish Free State as an independant republic
The Irish Free State (southern catholics) became an independant state. -
Marita Conlon-McKenna
An Irish writer. -
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Éamon De Valera
A former Irish political leader who himself fought for Ireland's independence. -
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The Troubles
A conflict in Northern Ireland due to the issue of Northern Ireland's constitutional status. It was a conflict between protestants and catholics. -
"Speech on the 50th Anniversary of the Easter Rebellion"
A speech by Eamon De Valera in 1966. It is a speech where De Valera honors the men who fought in The Easter Rebellion, and where is talks about what they did for the country. -
Bloody Sunday
It was an incident in Northern Ireland where authorities shot 28 unarmed civilians during a peaceful protest march against internment. -
"Before the Celtic Yoke"
A poem written by Paul Durcan in 1982. It is about the island of Ireland, that wants independence. -
Good Friday Agreement
It was some sort of peace treaty between Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. -
"Good Girl"
A short story written by Marita Conlon-McKenna in 2001. It is about a Catholic girl who gets violated by other Catholic girls because she is seeing a guy who is a Protestant. It shows the conflict between the two religious groups in Ireland. -
"The Wind that Shakes the Barley"
A film made by Ken Loach in 2006. It is about two brothers who both fight for Irelands independence, but eventually go against each other.