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the famine
Great Famine, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant. -
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potato famine
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introduction of Home rule
Gladstone introduced home rule bill in the commons for the first time -
A bill for Home rule
The 3rd bill attempt for Home rule passed.
The four Irish Home Rule bills introduced in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were intended to grant self-government and national autonomy to the whole of Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and reverse parts of the Acts of Union 1800. -
Irish War of Independence
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Irish War of Independence
This conflict involved Irish republicans, Ulster loyalists and British government forces. It brought the creation of Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom, and the Irish Free State, which would later become the Republic of Ireland. -
Home rule
Home rule was granted and Ireland was partitioned. -
Northen ireland was formed
6 of the 32 counties remained in the UK -
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the Troubles
It was a period of violence and political instability in Northern Ireland in the second half of the 20th century. -
Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is a pair of agreements signed on 10 April 1998 that ended most of the violence of the Troubles.