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The history of Ireland from 1691–1800 was marked by the dominance of the Protestant Ascendancy. These were Anglo-Irish families of the Anglican Church of Ireland , whose English ancestors had settled Ireland in the wake of its conquest by England and colonisation in the Plantations of Ireland , and had taken control of most of the land.
Rebel drama: Ireland a Nation: Walter MacNamara: Barry O'Brien, P J Bourke, Fred O'Donovan, Barney Magee: Rebel drama: Expanded version produced in 1920. 1915: Regeneration: Raoul Walsh: Rockliffe Fellowes, Anna Q. Nilsson, Carl Harbaugh, James A. Marcus: Irish immigrant drama: Often cited as one of the first full length gangster films 1916: O ...
Cromwell in Ireland is a two-part RTÉ docudrama [1] broadcast in September 2008. It is produced by Irish television production company Tile Films [ 2 ] and is described as an examination of "that great nemesis of Irish history : Oliver Cromwell ". [ 3 ]
Ireland was a separate kingdom ruled by King George III of Britain; he set policy for Ireland through his appointment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or viceroy. In practice, the viceroys lived in England and the affairs in the island were largely controlled by an elite group of Irish Protestants known as "undertakers."
The history of Irish theatre begins in the Middle Ages and was for a long time confined to the courts of the Gaelic and "Old English" – descendants of 12th-century Norman invaders – inhabitants of Ireland. [1] The first theatre building in Ireland was the Werburgh Street Theatre, founded in 1637, followed by the Smock Alley Theatre in 1662.
The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films 1896-1996 is a 757-page reference catalog of movies and short films produced from 1896 to 1996 in Ireland, or about Ireland and the Irish. [1] It was published in 1996 by Red Mountain Press, a company in Dublin, Ireland. The chief editor was Kevin Rockett. [2] [3]
1700s in Ireland — 1700: Subcategories. ... History of Ireland (1536–1691) History of Ireland (1691–1800) Kingdom of Ireland; 0–9. List of peers 1620–1629;
The Story of Ireland is a five-part documentary series examining the history of Ireland and its impact on the wider world. Over the course of the programmes, Fergal Keane travels across three continents, tracing the events, the people and the influences that shaped modern Ireland. [1] The first episode aired on 20 February 2011.