Historical Timeline of Ireland

The following has been extracted from a number of timelines on the Internet. For Genealogists perhaps the most important date is 30 Jun 1922. See below.

  • 6000 B.C.-431 A.D. Pre-History: The Coming of the Celts
  • 432-461: Saint Patrick
  • 462-800: Golden Age of Irish Culture
  • 795-1168: Brian Boru, the Viking Tyranny and the Aftermath
  • 1169-1269: The Norman Conquest
  • 1270-1484: Gaelic Resurgence and Assimilation of the Normans
  • 1485-1607: The Tudor Re-Conquest of Ireland
  • 1608-1691: Protestant Takeover: 17th Century "Plantations"
  • 1692-1800: Penal Laws, Ascendancy and "Union" With England
  • 1801-1845: The Age of Daniel O'Connell
  • 1845-1849: Potato Famine
  • 1850-1909: Land Reform
  • 1910-1932: The Easter Rising and Independence
  • 1922 June 30: On this date during the Irish Civil War, after a two-day bombardment, an explosion and fire destroyed many irreplaceable genealogical records in the Public Records Office located in Dublin. See the Irish Genealogy Toolkit for a full description.
  • 1922-1948: Irish Free State
  • 1948-Present: Irish Free State became the Irish Republic as we know it today.

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