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End of the rebellions
Cromwell puts an end to the revolt and confiscates lands for his own soldiers. -
Battle of Boyne
Orangists led by William of Orange defeat the Irish supporting the Catholic James II. -
Emigration of the Irish
A famine forces the poor to emigrate to the US. -
Home rule
Irish patriots, called Fenians are now allowed into London Parliament, claim for the home rule. -
IRB
Creation of the Republican Brotherhood. -
Easter Monday
Fenians are repressed by the British in Dublin. -
Sinn Fein party
The survivors join the Sinn Fein party, an independence party. -
IRA
The survivors form the IRA. -
Birth of Ireland
The Irish Free State is established and becomes a British Dominion. -
Civil War
Fenians started a civil war led by de Valera: they they did not want to accept the compromise, signed by Collins, of Catholic counties and Northern counties, Ulster, in the Irish Free State. It ends with Collins's death. -
Republic of Ireland
The Irish Free State becomes the Republic of Ireland with a new constitution. For the most part they were Catholics, in the north they were Protestants. -
Second World War
During the Second World War, Ireland declared itself neutral -
Northern Ireland riots
Catholics in Northern Ireland start protest marches. -
Bloody Sunday
13 people are killed. It is almost on the verge of a civil war. -
Prison Maze Hunger strike
IRA prisoners start hunger strikes. -
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Margaret Thatcher signs an Anglo-Irish agreement. -
Good Friday Agreement
Or Belfast Agreement. RA stops using weapons and Ulster are recognized. Catholic and Protestant parties create cooperation: Northern Ireland Assembly. The Republic of Ireland must give up forming a united Ireland.
