THE IRISH

BACKGROUND

• English controlled Ireland since 1100s
• Irish resent "new" British nobility
• English imposed anti-Catholic laws 1500s-1600s

IRELAND AND GB

• Ireland formally joined to Britain in 1801(UK)
• Ireland gets some rep in Parliament
• Catholic Emancipation Act(1829) returns some rights to Catholics

THE GREAT FAMINE

POPULATION OF 8 MILLION

IRISH OPPOSITION

• By mid 19th century, Irish opposition to British rule is divided
• Independence movement
• Home rule: local control over internal matters only

BRITAIN REFUSES TO LISTEN

• Minority pop. of Protestant Irish in north are vulnerable to the numbers of Catholics
• 1914--Home rule bill for Southern Ireland
• Bill is put on hold (WWI)

REBELLION AND DIVISION

• Easter Rising (1916): unsuccessful Irish rebellion, fuels nationalist movement however
• Irish nationalists win elections in Parliament and protest delays for home rule
• Irish form underground gov't and declare themselves independent
• ------>IRA stages attacks against British officials, sparking a war

MOVEMENT TOWARD HOME RULE

• 1921--Ireland divided
• ----Home rule for southern Ireland
• ----Ulster/Northern Ireland remains part of GB
• 1949-Republic of Ireland