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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 .
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]
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
Republic of Ireland history timelines (2 C, 4 P) M. Irish military history timelines (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Irish history timelines"
Ultimately, the land question was settled through successive Irish Land Acts by the United Kingdom – beginning with the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870 and the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1881 of William Ewart Gladstone, which first gave extensive rights to tenant farmers, then the Wyndham Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903 won by William O ...
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 ...
Archaeologists in Northern Ireland have uncovered well-preserved remains of a teenage boy dating back up to 2,500 years - including bones, skin and possibly a kidney - in a rare find that may shed ...
Timeline of Irish history; 0–9. History of Ireland (400–795) History of Ireland (795–1169) History of Ireland (1169–1536) History of Ireland (1536–1691)