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However, many Protestants, especially those in Ulster supported William of Orange. 1st July 1690. Battle of the Boyne. William’s army defeated James II at this battle fought on the river Boyne in the North East of Ireland. Many Ulster Protestants fought with William and they became known as Orangemen.
Dec 13, 2022 · A chronology of key events in the modern history of Ireland. 1973 - Ireland joins the European Economic Community.Violence in Northern Ireland intensifies. Relations between Ireland and Britain ...
St Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, changed the course of Irish history early in the 5th century when he began his mission of converting Ireland to the Christian faith. St. Patrick has a special importance too as the author of the first document known to have been written in Ireland, he thus marks the transition from an oral to a written history.
Apr 13, 2023 · The Great Hunger. Probably the most devastating five years in Ireland’s history, the Great Hunger began with a potato blight in 1845 that lasted through 1849, killing over a million with disease ...
From c.800. Viking attacks begin. After a series of raids (many monasteries are plundered) the Norsemen found settlements which grow into harbour towns (eg Dublin). 976–1014. Brian Ború, crowned King of Munster in 976, proclaims himself High King of Ireland in 1002 and defeats the Vikings near Clontarf in 1014.
May 15, 2019 · March 20, 1993: Two boys, ages 3 and 12 are killed, and another 50-some people were injured, during an IRA bombing at a shopping area in Warrington, England where bombs were placed in trash cans ...
