Ireland History By Badgers14 140 People Arrive in Dublin 431 Palladius is the First Christian Bishop Jan 1, 664 Yellow Plague Jan 1, 1171 Henry II declares himself Lord of Ireland Nov 12, 1216 Great Charter of Ireland Jan 1, 1297 First Irish Parliament Jan 1, 1542 Ireland becomes the Kingdom of Ireland Jan 1, 1594 Nine years war begins Jan 1, 1845 Great Irish Famine Apr 24, 1916 Easter Rising (proclamation of the Irish Republic) May 3, 1921 Northern Ireland established Dec 14, 1955 Republic of Ireland joins the United Nations Jan 1, 1999 Ireland adopts the Euro Jan 1, 2011 Ongoing financial crisis Mar 2, 2022 Vikings raid coastal cities Mar 2, 2022 St. Patrick is born