history of ireland




Timeline of Events
YearMonthDayEvent
1316 Aug 10 Second Athenry Battle During Bruce Campaign
1504 Aug 19 Two Ireland Groups Fought In Battle Of Knockdoe,
1603 Mar 24 Scotland's James VI Becomes King Of England, Ireland
1607 Sep 14 Flight Of The Earls From Donegal, Ireland
1641 Oct 23 Outbreak Of The Irish Rebellion Of 1641
1689 Mar 12 The Williamite War In Ireland Begins
1791 Nov 09 Dublin Society Of United Irishmen Founded
1798 Jun 05 The United Irish Rebellion Is Defeated
1804 Mar 04 Irish Convicts Rebel Against British
1834 Oct 09 Dublin And Kingston Railway Opens In Ireland
1900 Jan 05 John Redmond Revolts Against British Rule
1904 Apr 08 France, UK, And Ireland Sign Entente Cordiale
1911 Jun 22 King And Queen Of United Kingdom Crowned
1914 May 29 The RMS Empress Of Ireland Sinks
1916 Apr 25 Easter Rebellion: Ireland Under Martial Law
1922 Jan 07 Dáil Éireann Ratifies The Anglo-Irish Treaty
1922 Jan 10 Griffith Elected To Dail Eireann
1922 Jun 01 The Royal Ulster Constabulary Is Founded
1936 Apr 15 Aer Lingus Founded By Irish Government
1938 Jun 25 Hyde Inaugurated As Ireland's First President
1942 Jan 26 WWII: US Forces Arrive In Ireland
1949 Apr 01 The Irish Free State Becomes Ireland
1969 Aug 14 British Troops Deployed In Northern Ireland
1970 Jul 03 The 'Falls Curfew' Begins In Belfast
1973 Jan 01 Denmark, U.K., Ireland Admitted To E.E.C
1974 May 28 Strike Ends Northern Irlend's Sunningdale Agreement
1979 Jan 08 Tanker Betelgeuse Explodes In Bantry Bay
1979 Sep 29 John Paul II Historic Visit To Ireland
1980 Mar 10 Formation Of The Irish Army Ranger Wing
1980 Aug 01 Several Killed By Train In County Cork
1983 May 18 Ireland Cracks Down On Pirate Radio
1988 Dec 09 Irish Hughes Bridge Opens
1994 Aug 31 The Irish Army Calls For A Ceasefire
1996 Jun 10 Peace Talks Begin Without Sinn Fein, N. Ireland
1998 May 23 Northern Ireland Accepts Good Friday Agreement