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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 ...
Events from the year 1867 in Ireland. Events. 11 February – abortive Fenian attempt to seize Chester Castle. [1]
The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish: Éirí Amach na bhFíníní, 1867, IPA: [ˈeːɾʲiː əˈmˠax n̪ˠə ˈvʲiːnʲiːnʲiː]) was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
19 November – Jimmy O'Connor scored the world's fastest ever hat-trick in a first-class association football match when he scored three goals in 2 minutes and 13 seconds (some sources dispute this, and claim the actual time was 2 minutes and 14 seconds) for Shelbourne F.C. against Bohemian F.C. in a League of Ireland match at Dalymount Park.
After the Anglo-Irish Treaty confirms the partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State, Michael Collins, a leader in the Republican movement and commander of the IRA, covertly sends arms and aid to the northern IRA with the aim both of defending the Catholic population there and sabotaging the government of Northern ...
29 January - Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association founded in Belfast. 6 September - Myrina is launched from the Musgrave Yard slipway at Harland and Wolff in Belfast, the first supertanker and (at around 192000 DWT) largest ship built in the United Kingdom up to this date.
In September 1914, just as the First World War broke out, the UK Parliament finally passed the Government of Ireland Act 1914 to establish self-government for Ireland, condemned by the dissident nationalists' All-for-Ireland League party as a "partition deal". The Act was suspended for the duration of the war, expected to last only a year.
Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870 passed in an attempt to secure greater security of tenure for landholders. [3] The building of Belfast Castle is completed, to a design by Charles Lanyon and his son. Work is completed on the building of the Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast, as a memorial to Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert.