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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
Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of the Troubles. 1972: March: The Parliament of Northern Ireland is prorogued (and abolished later the following year). 1973: 1 January: Ireland joins the European Community along with the United Kingdom and Denmark. 1973: June: The Northern Ireland Assembly is elected ...
Political map of the island of Ireland today showing Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland. Negotiations between the British and Irish negotiating teams produced the Anglo-Irish Treaty, concluded on 6 December 1921. The Irish team was led by Michael Collins, who had organised the IRA intelligence during the War of ...
1866: Standard drop method of hanging discovered by Samuel Haughton. [33] 1871: Fireman's respirator invented by John Tyndall. [34] 1877: Brennan torpedo invented by Louis Brennan. [35] 1879: The rules of Hurling first standardised with the foundation of the Irish Hurling Union. [36] 1881: Stoney units discovered by George Johnstone Stoney. [37]
Only about 10% of Ireland today is woodland; [12] most of this is non-native conifer plantations, and only 2% is native woodland. [13] [14] The average woodland cover of European countries is over 33%. [12] In the Republic, about 389,356 hectares (3,893.56 km 2) is owned by the state, mainly by the forestry service Coillte. [12]
In its early history, theatrical productions in Ireland tended to serve political purposes, but as more theatres opened and the popular audience grew, a more diverse range of entertainments were staged. Many Dublin-based theatres developed links with their London equivalents, and British productions frequently found their way to the Irish stage.
Ireland was part of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1922. For almost all of this period, the island was governed by the UK Parliament in London through its Dublin Castle administration in Ireland.
1542 - Henry VIII has the Irish Parliament declare him King of Ireland effectively unifying Ireland for the first time as one political entity. [ 12 ] 1552 – Belfast Castle is rebuilt and fortified by Sir James Croft , Lord Deputy of Ireland, and put under the command of Hugh Mac Neil Og.