Irish History Timeline & Facts
The Celts
and Ancient History
Bronze and
Iron Age - The ancient culture of the Celts had
settled in many European countries including Austria,
Britain, Ireland, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Western
Germany, Northern Spain, Turkey and Hungary
Click the following link for details
of the
ancient
Celts History Timeline
& Facts
Concise
History of the Irish
10,000 BC
Earliest settlers arrived in Ireland in the Mesolithic or
Middle Stone Age period
The first settlers crossed by land bridge from Scotland
600-150 B.C. - Celtic tribes settled on the island
100 BC Arrival of the Gaels
432 AD - Arrival of St. Patrick to help convert pagan Irish
Gaelic Kings to Christianity
800 Ireland attacked by Viking Norsemen
920 Vikings established settlements at Limerick
940 Brian Boru was born who was the son of a leader of one
of the royal free tribes of Munster
Brian Boru defeated Vikings in 999
1167 Arrival of Normans at Baginbun in Co. Wexford which
initiated the struggle between the English and the Irish
Reign of Rory O'Connor who was the last native High King of
Ireland (1166-1175)
The Statutes of Kilkenny of 1388 forbade Irish/English
marriages and prevented the English to use Irish language,
custom or laws
1500's - Anarchy in Ireland and the failed Kildare Rebellion
Ireland were ruled by the senior nobles and monarchy of
England
1603 Accession of James 1 and the enforcement of English Law
in Ireland
1641 Great Catholic-Gaelic rebellion for return of lands
1649 The Protestant Lord Protector of England, Oliver
Cromwell, landed at Dublin. His troops killed 2,000 men and
great part of Irish lands were confiscated and divided among
the English
Ireland's population was reduced by two thirds during
Cromwell's rule when the Irish were sent as slaves to work
on plantations in the islands in the Caribbean
The English monarchy is restored in 1660 with the accession
of King Charles II
1689 Siege and relief of Derry - King James II's Parliament
restores all lands confiscated since 1641
1690 William of Orange (William III) lands at Carrickfergus
and defeats James II at Battle of the Boyne
In 1695 Anti-Catholic Penal Laws were introduced
By the early 1700's Catholics hold just 7% of land in
Ireland
Irish Revolution, the 'Young Ireland' rebellion, of 1798
failed
1845-49 The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to
America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million
due to death from starvation or emigration
1914 - 1918 - First World War
1916 Easter Rising in Dublin
Irish War of Independence against Great Britain - 1919-21
ending in the Anglo Irish Treaty
In the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Ireland was
partitioned, with the unionist-dominated north east becoming
Northern Ireland
1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army
and IRA
1926 De Valera founds Fianna Fail
1937 The Constitution of "Eire"
1939 - 1945 - The Second World War
1939 - 1945 WW11
August 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1949 Republic of Ireland declared
1951-62 IRA campaign in Northern Ireland
1969 - British troops sent to Derry
1971 - Unionist government of NI introduces internment
without trial for suspected Republicans
1994 IRA declares cease-fire
1998 Initial peace-plan, the Good Friday Agreement, accepted
by all parties
Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of
Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist
groups
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The History
of Scotland combines together with British History in
1746 Battle of Culloden where the Jacobite Scots defeated
and Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France
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The
History of Wales -
1222-1283 Llywelyn Ap Gruffudd took the title of Prince Of
Wales and in
1284 Wales became incorporated into The Kingdom Of England
under the Statute of Rhuddlan
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The
History of England - details Ancient Kings with key
events and Timeline
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English Royalty - details the Kings and Queens of
England / Great Britain
Irish History Time line |
