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Following the Irish War of Independence, the partition of Ireland and the creation of the autonomous Irish Free State in twenty-six of Ireland's thirty-two counties in 1922; with the exception of the Irish Civil War, most but not all subsequent insurgent activity in Ireland occurred within the six counties of Northern Ireland, which continued ...
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 [a] was an uprising in Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers. Their demands included an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and return of confiscated Catholic lands .
1803 – Irish rebellion of 1803: failed republican uprising led by Robert Emmet. 1831–1836 – Tithe War: a period of rural insurgency over the payment of tithes to the Church of Ireland by non-members. 1848 – Young Ireland rebellion: failed Irish nationalist uprising by the Young Ireland group.
The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca), [2] also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War.
The Young Irelander Rebellion was a failed Irish nationalist uprising led by the Young Ireland movement, [1] part of the wider Revolutions of 1848 that affected most of Europe. It took place on 29 July 1848 at Farranrory, a small settlement about 4.3 km north-northeast of the village of Ballingarry, South Tipperary .
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Drama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Last September. Irish War of Independence: 2006 Ireland United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain France Switzerland The Wind That Shakes the Barley: Ken Loach: Drama, War. Irish War of Independence, Irish Civil War. 2014 Ireland A Nightingale Falling: Garret Daly Martina McGlynn Drama, History, War.
The rebellion of 1798 is the most violent and tragic event in Irish history between the Jacobite wars and the Great Famine. In the space of a few weeks, 30,000 – peasants armed with pikes and pitchforks, defenceless women and children – were cut down, shot, or blown like chaff as they charged up to the mouth of the canon.