Battle of the Bogside
20th Century Period

The Battle of the Bogside in 1969

Following on from the Peoples Democracy march of 1st January 1969 from Belfast to Derry and the subsequent rioting in the Bogside and other towns in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and its […]

Bloody Sunday of 1920
20th Century Period

Bloody Sunday of 1920

Bloody Sunday occurred in Dublin on 21 November 1920 and would mark a turning point for the War of Independence leaving 31 people dead in a single day.

No Picture
20th Century Period

The Battle of the Somme

On 1 July 1916, the Battle of the Somme began with the expectation of bringing the First World War to an end.

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 […]

United Irishmen
18th Century Period

The United Irishmen Rebellion

The English government was highly alarmed by the French attempt to invade Ireland in December 1796 and dispatched Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake to the province of Ulster.

Siege Of Derry
17th Century Period

The Siege Of Derry: The Williamite War

A major part of this growing city’s history, the Siege of Derry began when King James II of England, a converted Roman Catholic, had his power overthrown by his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband […]

King William III of England
17th Century Period

William Of Orange Invades England In 1688

As the reign of James ll progressed, the Protestants of the Three Kingdoms of England, Ireland and Scotland feared that the three countries would once again become controlled entirely by the Catholics.