In 1782, the ruling Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland were given countrywide self-rule by the British Parliament, greatly increasing the powers of the Irish Parliament, situated at College Green in Dublin. One of the first items addressed by the new parliament was the Trade Agreement that restricted what…
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The centenary of ANZAC Day is approaching, (ANZAC Australian and New Zealand Armed Corps), which commemorates the anniversary of the first engagement of those southern hemisphere troops, at Gallipoli, Turkey in April…
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When the Tuatha system of rule was replaced by Gaelic rule the areas of Ireland were known as 'cúige', which in Irish means 'portion' or 'fifth', indicating the original division of the five areas:
Mide * Ulster * Munster *…
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