The Troubles By kimblch Jan 1, 1169 England first come to Ireland Aug 15, 1172 England completely take over Ireland Sep 11, 1649 massacre of drogheda. an English army led by Oliver cromwell, slaughters many catholics for supposedly killing many protestants. Period: Aug 16, 1691 to Nov 27, 1778 laws are introduced that take away most basic rights of the catholics. Period: Jan 27, 1800 to Sep 4, 1845 British evict 1000s of Irish farmers from their homes and sell it to the British. 1.5 million Irish people die. Period: Aug 12, 1845 to May 30, 1848 Potato famine. roughly 1 million irish die. anger towards british increased. Jan 28, 1913 Ulster volunteer force (UVF) are formed. made up of protestants hellbent on maintaining british rule. Period: Apr 24, 1916 to Apr 29, 1916 Easter rising. The Irish attack the vulnerable british because of ww1. 400 deaths and 2500 injuries. from this the IRA is formed. Dec 21, 1948 Ireland granted independence. Dec 28, 1969 IRA split. into the provisional IRA and the official IRA Dec 4, 1971 Mcgurks bar bombing. 15 catholics die. Jan 30, 1972 Bloody Sunday. protest against british rule gets violent, 13 dead and 14 injured. May 17, 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings. IRA lets off 4 bombs in Dublin and Monaghan kills 33 civilians. Nov 21, 1974 birmingham pub bombings. kills 25 civilians and injured 186. Feb 17, 1978 IRA bomb the La Mon restaurant. 11 civilians dead. Dec 6, 1982 IRA bomb another bar, 11 soldiers and 6 civilians dead. Sep 23, 1992 provisional IRA drops a massive bomb on a laboratory. destroys the lab and 7 houses. Aug 31, 1994 the provisional IRA annouce a ceasefire. Feb 9, 1996 the provisional IRA ends the ceasefire by bombing the london docklands. Period: Jul 6, 1997 to Jul 9, 1997 dumcree conflict. severe rioting causes 116 injuries. Apr 10, 1998 good friday agreement. considered by many to be the end of the troubles. Aug 15, 1998 Omagh bombing. the official IRA are responsible, killed 29 civilians, injures 220
