Irish history : les infos utiles
Irish history : the must-haves
Irish emigration to the United States
Irish emigration took place in the middle of the 19th century, when the Irish, starved by the great famine and penniless, decided…
Proud to be Irish: understanding Irish pride
It's everywhere in Ireland. The phrase "Proud to be Irish", stretching across tourist keyrings, T-shirts and caps, on St. Patrick's Day in…
Easter in Ireland World War II and Ireland
The Belfast Blitz
In April 1941, Belfast suffered the first of four air attacks by the German air force, the Luftwaffe. An offensive that took…
The “Take the Soup” formula during the Great Irish Famine
The Great Famine of 1845-1848 remains a dark and indelible chapter in Irish history. The destruction of the potato crop by mildew…
Irish films The Great Irish Famine
The Renegade
The Renegade (or Black 47) is the title of an Irish-Luxembourg film released in 2018. Directed by Lance Daly, the film is…
Irish historical battles Easter in Ireland Irish independence
Easter Rising of 1916
On the morning of Monday 24 April 1916, Dublin wakes to the relative calm of the Easter weekend. Trams are still running…
The Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence took place mainly between January 1919 and July 1921. It pitted the Irish Republican Army, or IRA,…
Irish independence Legal texts
The Irish Declaration of Independence (1919)
The Irish Declaration of Independence of 1919 was a pivotal moment in Ireland’s history, and an important milestone on the country’s road…
The Black ’47, during the Great Irish Famine
“Black ’47” is the name given to one of the worst periods of the Great Irish Famine. More precisely, it refers to…
The contemporary Northern Irish conflict
The Troubles in Northern Ireland
TheTroubles” is the name given to a dark 30-year period that left its mark on Northern Ireland. The conflict, which began in…
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Irish history : All the latest news
Cinema – Liam Neeson brings the Tuam tragedy to the screen with “The Lost Children of Tuam”
Liam Neeson returns to the forefront of Irish cultural news, not as an actor but as the producer of a deeply affecting…
