Bloody Sunday 1972
The expression Bloody Sunday refers to a sad episode in Northern Irish history. It refers to the events of Sunday January 30,…
Irish history : the must-haves
IRA
From the English "Irish Republican Army", or Óglaigh na hÉireann in Gaelic, the IRA refers to several Irish paramilitary factions whose common…
The London Treaty (1921)
The Treaty of London was an Anglo-Irish agreement signed on December 6, 1921, which put an end to the Irish War of…
The Viking Invasions
The Viking invasions of Ireland marked a turbulent period in Irish history. Freshly arrived in Ireland in the 8th century, the Vikings…
The Battle of the Boyne (1690)
The Battle of the Boyne (July 12, 1690) was a famous Irish battle fought in 1690 in the valley of the same…
The Ballinglass Incident
The Ballinglass Incident is an episode from the Great Famine (1845-1849) when over 300 Irish peasants living in the village of Ballinglass…
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday is a film directed by Paul Greengrass that recounts the painful events of January 30, 1972, when 14 pacifist demonstrators…
The Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War of 1922–1924 was fought between Irish independence supporters for and against the Treaty of London ratified in 1921.
The Hunger Strikes of the 80s
The 1981 hunger strikes were a consequence of several years of conflict in Northern Ireland, pitting Irish republican prisoners against the London…
Cromwell’s Conquests
Oliver Cromwell’s Conquests of Ireland are one of the darkest chapters in Irish history. The massacres were numerous, and decimated a large…