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Timeline of Irish History 1840–1916 (1916 Rebellion Walking Tour) A Concise History of Ireland by P. W. Joyce; Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research; The Ireland of Yesterday Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine – slideshow by Life magazine; Irish history stories recalled on dvd, free web videos online
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
In the early days of the French Revolution while searching for a lost scientific expedition the vessel La Recherche passed by New Ireland. On board was the prominent botanist Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière who noted in his journal fine stands of teak (Tectona grandis) trees growing at the southern end of the island.
The Act granted (separate) Home Rule to two new institutions, the northeasternmost six counties of Ulster and the remaining twenty-six counties, both territories within the United Kingdom, which partitioned Ireland accordingly into two semi-autonomous regions: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland, coordinated by a Council of Ireland.
This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth. 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1920s (from 1926) Year Date Event 1926 25 October The Balfour Declaration of 1926 establishes the principle of the ...
On 29 December 1937, the new "Constitution of Ireland" came into effect, renaming the Irish Free State to simply "Éire" or in the English language "Ireland". The Governor-General was replaced by a President of Ireland and a new more powerful prime minister, called the " Taoiseach ", came into being, while the Executive Council was renamed the ...
The New Britain-New Ireland montane rain forests cover the mountains of New Ireland above 1000 meters elevation. Widespread deforestation and degradation of lowland rainforest is an issue on New Ireland and the other eastern islands of Papua New Guinea ( New Britain , Bougainville Island ) as well as on Papua New Guinea mainland.
1702 – State Paper Office established in Dublin Castle. 1707 – Marsh's Library incorporated. [1]1707 - The original Custom House opens on Custom House Quay, Dublin.; 1708 – The Registry of Deeds is established by an Irish Act of Parliament entitled "An Act for the Publick Registering of all Deeds, Conveyances and Wills that shall be made of any Honors, Manors, Lands, Tenements or ...