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The Irish Potato Famine
1845-1849 Many Irish emigrate to America and the population of Ireland drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration. -
The Great Hunger
Great Hunger- Began with a potato blight in 1845 that lasted through 1849, killing over a million with disease and starvation. The population fell into serious decline due to deaths and emigration, and the trauma was felt for years and years after the famine ended. -
Outrbreak of WW1
Outbreak of World War I delays implementation of new home rule legislation which would have restored the Dublin parliament following centuries of unrest over British dominion in Ireland. -
Easter Rising
Nationalists stage Easter Rising, seizing the General Post Office in Dublin and proclaiming an independent Irish republic. The rising is crushed by the British who execute its leaders, including all seven signatories of the declaration of the republic. Irish public opinion is outraged. -
Irish War of Independence
1921- Irish War of Independence: The war of independence ends when negotiations between the british government and representatives of the de facto-irish republic conclude with the signing of the anglo-irish treaty and the creation of the irish free state. -
Seperation of Ireland
Northern ireland being established was the division of the island of Ireland into two distinct territories, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. It took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Today the former is still known as Northern Ireland and forms part of the United Kingdom while the latter is a sovereign state also named Ireland, which is also known as the Republic of Ireland. -
Republic of Ireland Act is signed
The Republic of Ireland Act is signed by the President of Ireland abolishing the remaining roles of the British monarch in the government of the Irish state. -
Ireland Joins the UN
Ireland joins the United Nations along with 16 other sovereign states. -
Starting The Troubles
Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of The Troubles. -
Bloody Sunday
On January 30 1972, a civil rights march for Catholic equal rights in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland took a turn for the horrid when British soldiers opened fire on the crowd of protesters and bystanders. Thirteen men were killed on the spot, seven of whom were teenagers, and a fourteenth died months later due to injuries. While Bloody Sunday doesn’t have the highest amount of casualties in Ireland’s history of wars and massacres, it was perhaps the most significant event of t
