19th Century Period

Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch
19th Century Period

Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch

As Ireland struggled with the dire effects of the Great Famine, supporters of Daniel O Connell had started to become disappointed by his failure to achieve real land reform, or self- government for Ireland, through peaceful […]

The History of Irish Diaspora
19th Century Period

History of Irish Diaspora

Mass migration of the Irish peaked during the Great Famine (An Gorta Mor) or commonly known as the Potato Famine of 1845-1850.

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa
19th Century Period

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was an Irish revolutionary. Born on 18 September 1831 devoted over 60 years of his life to Irish independence.

The Repeal Movement
19th Century Period

The Repeal Movement & The Tithe War

After his success in achieving Catholic emancipation in 1829, Daniel O’ Connell’s next objective was the quest to repeal the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.

Catholic Emancipation
19th Century Period

The Fight for Catholic Emancipation

The failure of the Union of Ireland with Great Britain was that in practical terms it did little to ease the terrible poverty endemic throughout the island.

Robert Emmet
19th Century Period

Robert Emmet and the Rising of 1803

In March 1802, just two months after the creation of the United Kingdom and Ireland, the British signed a peace treaty with the French at Amien.

Act Of Union 1801
19th Century Period

The Act of Union 1801

The Act of Union came into effect on January 1, 1801, joining Ireland to Great Britain, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

19th Century Ireland History
19th Century Period

History of 19th Century Ireland

Irish history in the 1800’s saw the introduction of the Act of Union after the Irish Rebellion of 1798 by the United Irishmen and Wolfe Tone. […]