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King James I of Britain sends thousands of English farmers that protested to take over land owned my Catholic farmers in Ireland.
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New laws in Ireland stop Catholics to vote, own land, or even practice their religion. The new laws stay in effect until 1829.
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Through 1845-1849, a plant disease kills Ireland’s main crop potato which causes about a million people to die from starvation which later is called The Great Famine.
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Armed Irish Patriots fight against British troop in Dublin, Ireland on the Monday after Easter. The British kill all the rebellion leaders; the event is called The Easter Rebellion.
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The Anglo-Irish War between the British and the Irish Republican Army lasted from 1919-1921. n a treaty, Britain finally gives up control of most of Ireland but tightens its grip on the six counties of Ulster which is in Northern Ireland.
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Britain declares Ulster a permanent part of the British Empire. The lower 26 counties of Ireland declare themselves the Irish Republic, totally free of British control.
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During anti-British protests in the Ulster town of Londonderry on January 30, 13 unarmed marchers are killed by British troops, an event that is now known as Bloody Sunday. Britain imposes direct rule on Ulster which causes a more intense era of bloodshed begins. The Irish call this violence the Troubles.
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Mary Robinson becomes the first woman president of Ireland.
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Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland adopt on The Good Friday Agreement, an important step in the peace process
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Throuughtout 2005 and 2006, The European Union recognizes Irish as an offical language. The Irish government begins a 20-year plan to make Ireland a bilingual country where everyone speaks both Irish and English
