The Anglo-Irish conflict The Middle Ages in Ireland
The Nine Years’ War
The Nine Years’ War (1594 – 1603), also known as the Tyrone Rebellion, was a terrible period pitting Irish Gaelic clans against…
The Anglo-Irish conflict : the must-haves
Irish historical battles The Anglo-Irish conflict
The Irish Rebellions
The Irish Rebellions of 1798 were a succession of clashes orchestrated by nationalist Irishmen seeking to emancipate themselves from British rule. Led…
The Anglo-Irish conflict The Middle Ages in Ireland
The Norman Invasions (1169)
The 12th century marks a major turning point in Irish history. A new internal power struggle led to the Norman invasion of…
Legal texts The Anglo-Irish conflict
The Home Rule
After centuries of struggle to emancipate themselves from British rule, the Irish decided to take diplomatic action, launching the “Home Rule” project…
Irish independence Legal texts
The status of Westminster (1931)
The Statute of Westminter (December 11, 1931) recognized the independence of all the dominions of the British Empire, of which the Free…
The Desmond Geraldine Rebellions
The Desmond Geraldine Rebellions were revolts that took place in the 16th century in the province of Munster, and more specifically in…
Armed militias in Ireland Irish independence
Black and Tans
“Black and Tans” is the name given to a British army of the 1920s. Sadly notorious for its acts of extreme violence,…
Armed militias in Ireland Irish independence
The Cumann na mBan
The Cumann na mBan was an all-female Irish nationalist militia that operated between 1910 and 1920. Part of the Irish Volunteers (a…
Armed militias in Ireland Irish independence
The Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles were an Irish brigade founded by Michael Collins in July 1919. More precisely, it’s an Irish Republican Army unit…
Irish historical battles Irish independence
The Battle of Crossbarry (1921)
The Battle of Crossbarry, fought in 1921, remains one of the most emblematic episodes of the Irish War of Independence. It was…