The document summarizes the history of Ireland from the 17th century to modern day. It discusses British colonization of Ireland, the Great Famine in the 1800s that caused mass emigration, the Easter Rising rebellion against British rule in 1916, the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921 that partitioned Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State, and the religious and political conflicts known as "The Troubles" that plagued Northern Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s peace process.

1. T HE
E ME R A L D
I S L E
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2. ANCIENT IRELAND

3. 17 century :English and Scottish planters settled in Ireland
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Oliver CROMWELL
1800 : Act of Union
the United Kingdom
1801: The Union Jack
of was adopted
Great Britain & Ireland
was created

4. The Great Famine 1800 >> 1922 : 8 million
1845 Irish people
emigrated
to
England, Australia and
the United States

5. memorial of the
potato famine

6. a more
political
memorial

7. Dublin

8. In 1916 a group of
Irish Republican
rebelled against
English rule -
at the time English
Dublin Po s t Offic e
whe re the rio t to o k plac e forces occupied
Ireland.
The rebels took over
the Dublin Post
Office

9. Their leader : Eammon De Valera
became a hero for Irish nationalists.
The rebellion was put down by the English.
The leaders were executed.
De Valera escaped the death penalty
because he had a
double nationality:
Irish & American
This event is remembered
as
EASTER RISING

10. a mural re pe s e nting
Eas te r Ris ing

11. The post office today + commemoration of Easter Rising
Flag of the Irish Republic
Following Easter Rising Collins trained the Irish Republican Army

12. finally in 1921:
after years of resistance and terrorist attacks by the IRA
the British signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty with Irish Representatives
Prime Minister Lloyd George
Prime Minister
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Lloyd George

13. Anglo- Irish Treaty
1921: or Act of Partition
divided Ireland into 2 parts :
- Northern Ireland
(Ulster = 6 counties)
- Southern Ireland
1948 : became the
Republic of Ireland
(EIRE)
Following the Treaty a Civil War broke out between
those who wanted a united Ireland and an Irish Republic
and those who considered that the Treaty was
a stepping stone
towards a free Ireland...

14. THE TROUBLES
After the partition Northern
Ireland (Ulster) remains part
of the UK
Belfast, its capital, is divided
into protestant areas and
catholic ones
Religious, social and
economic division between
the protestant
majority and the catholic
minority led to riots.

15. Terrorist attempts on both sides kept
northern Ireland in a state of
virtual civil war
> 2 terrorist groups:
the IRA (catholic) and the UDA
(protestant)
British "peace keeping" troops were
stationed in Northern Ireland
This period of terrorist violence
which started in the 60s is known as
the Troubles

16. In Belfast and other cities murals illustrate
landmarks in the bloody history of
Northern Ireland
Here are some
examples...

21. After a long peace process :
April 10th 1998
The Good Friday agreement is signed
The result:
A parliament with shared powers.
Bertie Ahern
and
Tony Blair

22. The
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