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The economic history of the Republic of Ireland effectively began in 1922, when the then Irish Free State won independence from the United Kingdom. [2] The state was plagued by poverty and emigration until the 1960s when an upturn led to the reversal of long term population decline .
Professor of Irish Gender history, Irish history author: Academic work; Notable works: Mother and Child: Maternity and Child Welfare in Dublin, 1920s-1960s. Letters of the Catholic Poor. Poverty in Independent Ireland, 1920-1940 The rape of Mary M.: A microhistory of sexual violence and moral redemption in 1920s Ireland
From 1945 to 1960 Ireland missed out on the European economic boom across Europe, and 500,000 people emigrated. A major policy change followed the issue of TK Whitaker's economic model in 1958, and the Republic slowly embraced the industrial world. Most Irish exports continued to go to Britain until 1969.
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The Irish poor laws were a series of acts of Parliament intended to address social instability due to widespread and persistent poverty in Ireland. While some legislation had been introduced by the pre-Union Parliament of Ireland prior to the Act of Union , the most radical and comprehensive attempt was the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act 1838 ( 1 ...
Dublin was a city marked by extremes of poverty and wealth, ... An Atlas of Irish History. 2d ed. Methuen, 1981. 286 pp. Fleming, N. C. and O'Day, Alan.
Category: 1940s in the Republic of Ireland. 1 language. ... Republic of Ireland portal; History portal; Geography portal
16 May – Éamon de Valera replied in a radio broadcast to British prime minister Winston Churchill's criticism of Irish neutrality. 18 May – Éamon de Valera announced £12 million food and clothing aid programmed for Europe. 22 May – The Irish Legal Terms Act was signed into law, providing support for greater use of Irish in the legal ...