Timeline
Date |
Event |
600 BC |
The Celts establish themselves in Ireland. |
432 |
The legendary St. Patrick arrives in Ireland.
|
1167 |
Arrival of the Normans sparks an 800 year conflict between the English and the Irish. |
1603 |
The English enforce their laws in Ireland. This upsets many of the Irish. |
1649 |
Oliver Cromwell lands in Dublin. His men massacre 2,000 Irish men. |
1692 |
All Catholics are excluded from Parliament . |
1798 |
The young rebellion of 1798 was suppressed. |
1845 |
The great potato famine. Millions leave Ireland for the Americas. Of those who stay another million die of starvation. |
1919 |
The Irish war of Independence against Britain. The Anglo Irish treaty is created. |
1920 |
Ireland is split into two sections. Northern Ireland and Ireland. |
1922 |
A civil war breaks out between the IRA and the Free State Army. |
1939 |
Ireland stays neutral during World War II. |
1949 |
Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth. |
1951 |
The IRA starts a campaign in Northern Ireland. |
1955 |
Ireland becomes a member of the United Nations. |
1990 |
Ireland has its first female president. Her name is Mary Robinson.
|
1994 |
The IRA declares a cease-fire. |
1997 |
Divorce becomes legal in Ireland. |
2005 |
Irish is recognized as an official language by European Union. |