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Historical Timeline for Ireland - A chronology of key events
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Ireland Timeline[edit | edit source]

Prehistory[edit | edit source]

7000 BC AD first traces of occupation in Ireland.
4000 BC AD new arrivals from Great Britain and the Mediterranean. Construction of the first megalithic tombs.

Evangelization of Ireland[edit | edit source]

432 arrival of Saint Patrick in Ireland.
563 foundation of the Iona monastery by Saint Columba.
690 start of the mission of Saint Columba.

Viking invasions[edit | edit source]

795 arrival of the first Vikings in Ireland.
840 the Vikings settle on the east coast.
988 founding of Dyfflinn (Dublin).
1014 Battle of Clontarf.

Channel invasions[edit | edit source]

1169 start of the Anglo-Norman invasion.
1171 Strongbow becomes king of Leinster.
1199 John without Land becomes Lord of Ireland.
1366 Statutes of Kilkenny reaffirming the colonization of Ireland.

English domination[edit | edit source]

1536 the King of England becomes head of the Church.
1541 Henry VII becomes King of Ireland.
1599 Elisabeth Ire sends an army of 17,000 men to enslave Ireland.
1605 Scots set up in Ulster.
1607 flight of the counts.
1641 discontent of the Catholics expelled from their lands. Insurrection.
1649 Cromwell arrives in Ireland.
1689 Battle of the Boyne opposing Jacques II, Catholic, and William of Orange, Protestant.
1691 penal laws depriving Catholics of most of their rights.
1775 Henry Grattan fights to abolish criminal laws.
1778 Gardiner's Act removing restrictions on land ownership, the right to education and voter status.
1782 creation of a Parliament in Dublin.
1790 failure of the French landing at Killara.
1800 Act of Union.
1803 uprising led by Robert Emmet.
1823 creation of the Catholic Association.
1828 Daniel O'Connell is elected Member of Parliament for County Clare.
1829 Daniel O'Connell obtains from the English government the Emancipation Act suppressing any law aimed at excluding Catholics.
1845-1850 Great Famine.
1853 founding of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
1879 founding of the Agrarian League to protect farmers threatened with eviction.
1905 creation of the Sinn Féin movement.

Struggle and independence[edit | edit source]

1911 project on the partial autonomy of Ireland.
1916 great insurrection in Dublin, proclamation of the Republic.
1918 victory for Sinn Féin in the legislative elections.
1919-1921 Anglo-Irish conflict followed by the ratification of the Anglo-Irish treaty.
1920 November 21, first Bloody Sunday, in the grounds of Croke Park stadium in Dublin. The British army enters the stadium during the Gaelic football final, shoots the crowd and kills 13 people.
1922 birth of the Irish Free State.
1922-1923 civil war.
1926 foundation of Fianna Fail by Eamon De Valera.
1932 De Valera becomes president.
1937 new Irish Constitution.
1948 Ireland becomes an independent republic.
1968 first clashes in Londonderry.
1973 Ireland becomes a member of the EEC.

The new challenges[edit | edit source]

1990 Mary Robinson becomes President of Ireland.
1992 Dublin is proclaimed cultural capital of Europe.
1995 legalization of divorce.
1997 election of Mary McAleese as President of the Republic; Bertie Ahern becomes Prime Minister.
1999 the euro is introduced in Ireland for all transactions in checks, bank cards, direct debits.
January 1, 2002 becoming the official currency, the euro replaces the Irish pound in Eire. The pound sterling remains the currency of Northern Ireland.
October 2002 after rejecting the Treaty of Nice in 2001, the Irish say "yes" by referendum to the Europe of 25.
2004 from January 1 to June 30, Ireland presides over the European Union.
October 1, 2004 Mary McAleese is re-elected as President of the Republic of Ireland.
July 28, 2005 the IRA (Irish Republican Army) officially renounces the armed struggle.
2008 the real estate bubble bursts.
June 12, 2008 Ireland is the only country to vote by referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, ersatz of the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, abandoned in 2005. The "no" wins at 53.4% .
November 2010 financial assistance plan from the IMF and the European Union.
October 27, 2011 presidential elections which saw the nomination of Michael D. Higgins of the Labor Party as head of state.
May 31, 2012 a constitutional referendum on the European Fiscal Pact brought together the Irish. The "yes" wins at 60%.
2013 Ireland takes the reins of the European Union for the seventh time. Also the fortieth anniversary of its accession to the EU.
June 2013 the G8 summit is held near the town of Enniskillen (Northern Ireland).
December 2013 exit from the European Union and IMF aid program.
April 2014 historic visit by Irish President Higgins to Elizabeth II.
October 2014 major demonstrations to denounce the reform which puts an end to free running water in Ireland.
May 22, 2015 Ireland is the first country in the world to vote by referendum to legalize same-sex marriage (with 62%).
February 26, 2016 failure of the outgoing coalition in the legislative elections.
August 2016 Tim Cook, the boss of Apple, must repay 13 billion euros in tax benefits to the Irish Treasury.
September 2016 Thousands of people march in Dublin in favor of abortion.
June 14, 2017 appointment of Léo Varadkar as Prime Minister.
December 4, 2017 agreement between Apple and Dublin on the refund of tax arrears.
May 25, 2018 legalization of voluntary termination of pregnancy (with 66.4% approval by referendum).
25-26 August 2018 visit of Pope Francis to Ireland.
October 26, 2018 Irish presidential election, Michael D. Higgins is re-elected.
2019 centenary of the war of independence (1919-1921). Numerous commemorations throughout the country.

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