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The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs.
The great High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 which began the decline of Viking power in Ireland but the towns which Vikings had founded continued to flourish, and trade became an important part of the Irish economy.
Before the Partition of Ireland in 1920–22, the island formed a single jurisdiction in which "city" had a common history. The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary s.v. city (published 1893), explains that in England, from the time of Henry VIII, the word was applied to towns with Church of England cathedrals. It goes on to say:
History of Waterford (city) (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Histories of cities in the Republic of Ireland" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Republic of Ireland Act abolishes the statutory functions of the British monarch in relation to Ireland and confers them on the President of Ireland. 1955: 14 December: Ireland joins the United Nations along with sixteen other sovereign states. 1969: August: Troops are deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the start of the ...
The Emergence of Modern Ireland, 1600-1900 (Dublin, 1981) Curtin, Nancy J. The United Irishmen: Popular Politics in Ulster and Dublin, 1791-1798 (Oxford University Press, 1994). Foster, R. F. Modern Ireland, 1600–1972 (1988) Johnson, Paul. Ireland: Land of Troubles: A History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day. Holmes & Meier, 1982 ...
The period is bounded by the dates 1536, when King Henry VIII deposed the FitzGerald dynasty as Lords Deputies of Ireland (the new Kingdom of Ireland was declared by Henry VIII in 1542), and 1691, when the Catholic Jacobites surrendered at Limerick, thus confirming Protestant dominance in Ireland.
The city of Belfast is 75% Protestant, however, the whole island of Ireland is 75% Catholic. [68] 1901 – Population of Belfast is estimated to be 349,180. [34] 1906 – Belfast City Hall and Victoria Park open. [69] [70] 1907 - The city saw a bitter strike by dock workers organised by radical trade unionist Jim Larkin. The dispute saw 10,000 ...