Irish History
English and scottish settlers took over irish land during this process in the 16th-17th century?
What are the plantations?
Irish people in the 16th-17th century mostly practiced this religion
What is Catholicism?
In 1916, Irish nationalists rebelled against this country
What is England?
During the Great Famine, Ireland still exported this to England.
What is food?
The Great Famine caused the death of about this many people.
What is 1 million?
Discriminatory laws against Irish Catholics in the 1500-1700s
What are the Penal Laws?
The English tried to change Irish culture during the Plantations by doing this
What is "civilizing" the Irish?
During the Easter Rising, Irish nationalists declared this
What is the Irish Republic?
What is agriculture/farming?
The Great Famine also forced about this many to emigrate.
What is 1 million?
This English leader led military campaigns in Ireland from 1649-1653
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
Conflicts over this aspect of Irish life were central during the Plantations
What is religion?
From 1919-1921, Irish nationalists fought this war for independence
What is the Irish War of Irish war of Independence?
Many Iris left Ireland during the famine to seek this abroad.
What is employment/work?
Exporting food to England during the famine demonstrates this economic issue.
What is resource inequality?
Between 1845-1852, about 1 million Irish died and another million emigrated during this disaster
What is the Great Irish Famine?
During the 1845-52 famine, many Irish emigrated, changing Irish culture abroad, mostly to these countries
What are the US and the UK?
The IRA (Irish Republican Army) was active during this period
What is 1919-1921?
The penal Laws prevented Irish Catholics from owning this, limiting their economic power.
What was weapons?
The Penal Laws limited Irish Catholics from participating in this aspect of the economy.
What is voting or owning land/business?
This 1921 agreement ended the Irish War of Independence and divided Ireland into the Free State and Northern Ireland
What is the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
Rebellions during the Plantations and Cromwell's campaigns were part of this cultural struggle
What is resisting English rule?
Between 1922-1923, Irish nationalists split over whether to accept this treaty.
What is the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Land taken during the Plantations was primarily used for this by English and Scottish settlers.
What is farming/agriculture?
Relief efforts during the famine were too little and too late, showing the failure of this sytem
What is government economic support?