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Union to Partition

Ireland 1801-1921


AB
UnionistA supporter of the Union between England and Ireland
NationalistSomeone who wants independence for their country
The United IrishmenA group of Presbyterians and Catholics who fought a rebellion against Britain in 1798
The Act of Union came into operation on this date1801
Catholic EmancipationGave a number of Catholics the right to vote
A Cause of the Great FaminePotato Blight
Consequences of the FamineEmigration, Death, Political unrest
Ulster's main industriesLinen and Shipbuilding
A Bold Irish warriorFenian
Founder of the Home Rule PartyIsaac Butt
The cause of Parnell's downfallKitty O'Shea
The reason for the introduction of the 3rd Home Rule BillParliament Act
Ulster Day28th September 1912
36th Ulster Division fought hereThe Somme
10th and 16th Irish Divisions fought thereGallipoli
The Headquarters of the Easter RisingGeneral Post Office, Dublin
Anglo-Irish war began1919
Government of Ireland Act in 1920 broughtPartition
A signature of the Anglo-Irish TreatyMichael Collins
An Anti-Treaty Irish leaderEamon de Valera