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24 February Wales 2–0 Ireland (in Llandudno) [5] 3 March Ireland 0–2 Scotland (in Belfast) [5] 17 March Ireland 0–2 England (in Dublin: the first International match played here) [5] Irish League Winners: Belfast Celtic; Irish Cup Winners: Cliftonville 2–1 Bohemians; Derry Celtic was founded and joined the Irish Football League.
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 ...
By 1900, for the first time in perhaps two millennia, Irish was no longer the majority language in Ireland, and continued to decline in importance. By the time of Irish independence, the Gaeltachts had shrunk to small areas along the western seaboard.
1900 in Ireland (4 C, 3 P) 1901 in Ireland (3 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "1900s in Ireland" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
In the December 1918 elections, Sinn Féin, the party of the rebels, won three-quarters of all seats in Ireland. Twenty-seven of these MPs assembled in Dublin on 21 January 1919 to form a 32-county Irish Republic parliament. The First Dáil Éireann unilaterally declared sovereignty over the island of Ireland. [8]
22 January – Queen Victoria, monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (born 1819). 14 March – Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat (born 1839). 8 April – Edward Ernest Bowen, schoolmaster (born 1836). 28 April – James Stephens, founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood movement (born 1825).
That legislation described Ireland as the Republic of Ireland but did not change the country's name. The international and diplomatic functions previously vested in or exercised by the king were now vested in the President of Ireland who finally became unambiguously the Irish head of state.
Ireland was a separate kingdom ruled by King George III of Britain; he set policy for Ireland through his appointment of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or viceroy. In practice, the viceroys lived in England and the affairs in the island were largely controlled by an elite group of Irish Protestants known as "undertakers."