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This started a period of feudal rule in Ireland until 1542 under the King of England. This lordship extended throughout the whole of Ireland.
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A rebellion led by Phelim O'Neill in an effort to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for the Catholics living under English rule
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Led by Robert Emmet, this was an unsuccessful attempt by a group of Irish nationalists to secure Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom.
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The first railway opened in Ireland
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A period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852.
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A major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Dublin.
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A rising led by Irish republicans in an effort to end British rule in Ireland
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A guerrilla war fought between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the British Government and its forces in Ireland.
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The Irish Free State is created after the Anglo Irish Treaty is signed by British and Irish representatives
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The Constitution of Ireland comes into force replacing the Irish Free State with a new state called 'Éire'
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The Republic of Ireland Act is signed by the President of Ireland abolishing the remaining roles of the British monarch in the government of the Irish state.
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Ireland joins the United Nations, an intergovernmental organization established to promote international co-operation
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A political conflict concerning the constitutional status of Northern Ireland
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Ireland joins the European Community, set up to bring about economic integration
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The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to help bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland
