Key Dates in Irish History

Ireland has had a vast history of vast invasions, revolutions, wars and conflicts. Take a look at the major periods in Ireland’s history through the ages broken down.

Ancient Ireland

c. 12000 – 2750 BC	Neolithic Ireland
2750 – 600 BC	The Bronze Age
700 – 150 BC	Arrival of the Celts
430 – 800	Christianity Established

The Middle Ages

800 – 900	Viking invasions
1170 – 1270	Norman Ireland
1270 – 1366	English settlement and repression
1370 – 1455	Irish Revival and the Pale
1455 – 1541	Wars of the Roses and Geraldine domination

Early Modern Ireland

1532 – 1603	Ireland and the Reformation
1558 – 1647	The Plantations
1649 – 60	Cromwellian Ireland
1660 – 90	Establishment of Protestant supremacy

The Modern Age in Ireland

1695 – 1782	Penal Laws and repression
1782 – 1800	Period of Irish parliamentarianism
1800 – 1922	Ireland and Union
1845 – 51	Famine and Emigration
1875 – 1916	Campaign for Home Rule
1916 – 23	Irish Revolution
1921 – 72	Stormont government of Northern Ireland
1922 – 48	Irish Free State
1949 – 2000s	The Irish Republic
1960s – 2000s	Troubles in Northern Ireland

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