IRELANDIRELAND

Early EireEarly Eire Irish Kings Irish Kings

ruled at Tararuled at TaraConverted to Converted to

Christianity by Christianity by St. PatrickSt. Patrick

England becomes masterEngland becomes master

Pope Pope Adrian IVAdrian IV

Henry IIHenry IIThe Pale The Pale

Poynings’ LawPoynings’ Law

Irish House of Commons

The End of IrelandThe End of Ireland

-The Church of -The Church of IrelandIreland

-The Settlement -The Settlement of Ulsterof Ulster

-Crushing the -Crushing the Rebellion , Rebellion , 100’s of 100’s of thousands thousands deaddead

Henry VIII

James I

Oliver Cromwell

Jonathan Swift’sJonathan Swift’s Modest Proposal Modest Proposal

Cronos eating children (Greek Myth) and 1557 image of Brazilian cannibalism

The Potato FamineThe Potato Famine

Easter Rebellion of 1916Easter Rebellion of 1916

1948- Republic of Ireland1948- Republic of Ireland The Northern 6The Northern 6

Ulster, or Ulster, or Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (depending) still (depending) still a part of the a part of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom, uh oh…uh oh…

The NorthThe North Irish Catholics Irish Catholics

vs. Irish vs. Irish ProtestantsProtestantsSocial, Social,

Political and Political and Economic Economic bias given to bias given to English English supported supported ProtestantsProtestants

Bloody SundayBloody Sunday Began “The Began “The

Troubles”Troubles”14 dead Irish14 dead IrishUK keeps UK keeps

direct Home direct Home RuleRule

Sinn Sinn FeinFein

Gerry Adams – leader of Sinn Fein

Party of Resistance and Revolution in the North. Affiliated with the IRA.

IRA TerrorismIRA Terrorism

The Hunger Strikes, 1981The Hunger Strikes, 1981 Bobby Sands Bobby Sands

and 9 others and 9 others protest English protest English oppression till oppression till their deaththeir death

Nation United in Nation United in their causetheir cause

Good Friday Good Friday AgreementAgreement Power Sharing Power Sharing

in the Northin the North De-militarization De-militarization

of the IRAof the IRA Home RuleHome Rule

A Working A Working Peace???Peace???

Loyalist Loyalist OrangeMen and OrangeMen and the Real IRA the Real IRA still, every now still, every now and again, carry and again, carry on the old war…on the old war…