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Irelands timeline. Some of the important stuff.
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A fungus of the genus Phytophtora caused the Irish potato famine.
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Irish War of Independence: Volunteers of the Army of the Irish Republic kill two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary in what is considered to be the first act of the War of Independence.
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Irish Civil War: Bombardment by Michael Collins of Anti-Treaty forces occupying the Four Courts marks the start of the Irish Civil War
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Irish Civil War: IRA Chief of Staff Frank Aiken orders volunteers to dump arms - effectively ending the Civil War.
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The Constitution of Ireland comes into force replacing the Irish Free State with a new state called "'Éire', or, in the English language, 'Ireland'"
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Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of the Troubles
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The Parliament of Northern Ireland is prorogued (and abolished the following year).
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The Northern Ireland Assembly is elected.
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Mary Robinson becomes the first female President of Ireland.
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The twenty-first, twenty-third and twenty-sixth Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland, which provided for a universal ban on the death penalty, Ireland's recognition of the International Criminal Court and its ratification of the Treaty of Nice, respectively, were all approved by referendum.
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Picture Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hogan's_Flying_Column.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_d_higgins.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Micheál_Ã_Coileáin.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aiken.jpg
http://leg.state.nv.us/Assembly/images/assembly chamber-floor.JPG
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/96/10.31.96/potato.GIF
http://www.civitas.org.uk/eufacts/graphics/treatyofnice.jpg
http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/lrsp/im -
Works Cited
"Timelines." n.d. Timeline of Ireland. Web. 18 January 2012.
Wikipedia. "Wikipedia." 11 December 2011. Timeline of Ireland. Web. 18 January 2012.
