British-Irish conflict


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Irish between Ireland and the United States

Irish Emigration to the United States

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Irish emigration took place in the middle of the 19th century when the Irish, starving from the great famine,...

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The Great Irish Famine

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The Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1848) was one of the darkest periods in Irish history. It is estimated that...

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The Irish War of Independence

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The Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) refers to a war that took place in Ireland from 1919 to 1921....

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The Easter Rising

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The Easter Uprising, refers to an Irish revolt, which took place in Dublin in April 1916. Also known as...

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The Treaty of London

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The Treaty of London is an Anglo-Irish agreement that was signed on December 6, 1921, and which put an...

Irish Soldiers in the Civil War - Public Domain

The Irish Civil War

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The Civil War of 1922-1924 was a deeply murderous war, which followed the Irish War of Independence. It was...

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The Ballinglass Incident

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The Ballinglass Incident ("Ballinglass Incident") is an episode of the Great Famine (1845-1849) when more than 300 Irish peasants...

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Cromwell’s Conquests in Ireland

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Oliver Cromwell’s Conquests in Ireland are one of the darkest chapters in Irish history. The massacres were numerous, and...

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The Nine Years’ War

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The Nine Years’ War, also known as the Tyre Rebellion, was a terrible time when Irish Gaelic clans were...

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The Irish Rebellions

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The Irish Rebellions of 1798 were a succession of clashes orchestrated by Irish nationalists, wishing to emancipate themselves from...

Bloody Sunday, 1920

The Bloody Sunday of 1920

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The Bloody Sunday of 1920 refers to a day of great violence in Ireland during the Irish War of...

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Treaty of Westminster

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The Statute of Westminter (December 11, 1931) is a text recognizing the independence of all the dominions of the...


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Northern Ireland is historically a territory that suffered enormously from the Anglo-Irish conflict. Between war of territory, war of ideology and war of religion, the British province has unfortunately suffered painful historical episodes, which have often outraged the international press.