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Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
William of Orange defeats his father-in-law, James II, at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
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Conflicting areas in Ireland
Conflicting areas in Ireland
This maps shows the dividing beliefs that were pro-treaty and anti-treaty that allowed the civil war to break out in Ireland in June 1922. The war ended in May 1923.
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Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891)
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891)
A portrait of Charles Stewart Parnell in 1880. Parnell was one of the great political leaders in Irish history. He was actively involved in the campaign for Home Rule as well as being President of the Land League. His political career fell apart after it was revealed that he had been having an affair with a married woman, Katharine O'Shea.
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Isaac Butt (1813-1879)
Isaac Butt (1813-1879)
Black and white photo of Isaac Butt
Donegal County Library
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Emigrant Ship 1850
Emigrant Ship 1850
Illustration of a typical Emigrant ship, similar to the "Lady Peel" featuring three tall masts. This ship dates from the 1850 period and had accommodation for various classes of passenger from respectable to steerage. Among the passengers would have been a number of female emigrants and even children from Workhouses would typically have travelled on such ships to Australia in the Nineteenth Century. Their passage would have been paid from charitable funds raised among the local gentry. The illustration depicts a ship of about 1,000 tons.
Carlow County Library
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Bishop Shanahan
Bishop Shanahan
The renowned missionary, Bishop Shanahan, was born in Templederry, Co. Tipperary
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Illustration of United Irishmen in training
Illustration of United Irishmen in training
Here is an illustration of the United Irishmen in training. You can see they are mostly armed with pikes. These are the long spear like instruments.
Courtesy of National Library
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Land League Poster
Land League Poster
A Land League poster from the early 1880s. This poster was to encourage tenants to refuse to pay rent to their landlords while the leaders of the Land League remained in jail.
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Proclamation of the Irish Republic
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
A photograph of a framed copy of the Proclamation of the Republic, also known as the Proclamation of Independence or Irish Proclamation. It hangs in the GPO in Dublin. The Proclamation was read from the steps of the GPO by Patrick Pearse at the beginning of the 1916 Rising. It was signed by Pearse and six others.
© Defence Forces.
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Strongbow
Strongbow
Strongbow was a Norman lord from Wales who started the Norman conquest of Ireland. He was initially brought to Ireland by Dermot Macmurrough, King of Leinster in 1170. At the time, the king was struggling to maintain his power against the attacks of other Irish chiefs. Strongbow brought with him an army of Welsh archers to help the King. This is why he gained the name Strongbow. When the King died in 1171, Strongbow succeeded him and became the first Norman king in Ireland.
Courtesy of Wicklow County Libraries