Ireland TimeLine

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  • The Easter Rising

    The Easter Rising
    Took place in Dublin where a small group of Fenians took over the General Post Office. They were later executed.

  • The Proclamation of the Irish Republic

    The Proclamation of the Irish Republic
    7 Irishmen proclaimed the establishment of the Irish Replublic. They nominated themselves as its provisional government.

  • The Irish War of Independence

    The Irish War of Independence
    In 1919 the British started a war with the IRA, after a major vote for Sinn Fein and an Irish Republic at the General Election in 1918.

  • The Irish War of Independence

    The Irish War of Independence
    The disagreement ended up with a partition of Ireland - in 1921 Ireland was divided to North and South Ireland.

  • The Irish Free State Declared

    The Irish Free State Declared
    The Irish Free State, comprising four-fifths of Ireland, is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from Britain.

  • The Anglo-Irish Treaty

    The Anglo-Irish Treaty
    The agreement was signed in London on 6 December 1921 and that resutalted in Irish Free State