The British Empire and The British Empire and Ireland Ireland

The Making of Irish QuestionThe Making of Irish Question

The British Empire in 1914The British Empire in 1914

• British Empire – A British Empire – A Global EnterpriseGlobal Enterprise

• White –Self Governed White –Self Governed Dominions: Canada Dominions: Canada Australia, New Zealand Australia, New Zealand and South Africaand South Africa

• Colonial Possessions in Colonial Possessions in Asia and AfricaAsia and Africa

• Ireland – A Crucial Ireland – A Crucial ExceptionException

The Complexity of Irish Relationship: The Meaning The Complexity of Irish Relationship: The Meaning of Britishnessof Britishness

• The imagined Community of The imagined Community of BritainBritain

• Anglo-Irish Relationship in the Anglo-Irish Relationship in the medieval Eramedieval Era

• Colonization under Queen Colonization under Queen Elizabeth I(1558-1603)Elizabeth I(1558-1603)

• Stereotype of Irish as Papists and Stereotype of Irish as Papists and BarbariansBarbarians

• The starvation Death of 30,000 The starvation Death of 30,000 Irish in 1582Irish in 1582

• Revolt of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Revolt of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, 1594-1603Tyrone, 1594-1603

• The Flight of elders in 1607The Flight of elders in 1607

• Distribution of Land to Scottish Distribution of Land to Scottish SettlersSettlers

Glorious Revolution : Glorious Revolution : Consequence for IrelandConsequence for Ireland• James II (1685-1688) and the conflict with the James II (1685-1688) and the conflict with the

parliamentparliament

• James’s Flight to IrelandJames’s Flight to Ireland

• Penal Laws of 1693-1793Penal Laws of 1693-1793

• According to these laws the Catholic majority in According to these laws the Catholic majority in Ireland cannot :enter military serviceIreland cannot :enter military service- hold public office- hold public office- practice law- practice law- produce/print books, newspapers etc.- produce/print books, newspapers etc.- own land- own land- be ministers- be ministers- be schoolmasters- be schoolmasters- pass on land to their children without dividing it. - pass on land to their children without dividing it.

• Catholic Relief Acts of 1771,1778, 1793Catholic Relief Acts of 1771,1778, 1793

• Irish Parliament’s Rebellion in 1798Irish Parliament’s Rebellion in 1798

• Union of Ireland and Britain in 1801 and Catholic Union of Ireland and Britain in 1801 and Catholic emancipation in 1829emancipation in 1829

Irish Famine, Eviction and Irish Famine, Eviction and EmigrationEmigration

• Irish Land QuestionIrish Land Question

• Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Chief Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Chief Secretary for Ireland,Secretary for Ireland,

• 105 members from Ireland with a majority of 105 members from Ireland with a majority of them land lordsthem land lords

• Absentee Land Lords from Anglo-Irish Absentee Land Lords from Anglo-Irish Landed Aristocracy and Drain of WealthLanded Aristocracy and Drain of Wealth

• Middle Man SystemMiddle Man System

• between 1801 and 1845 there had been 114 between 1801 and 1845 there had been 114 commissions and 61 special committees commissions and 61 special committees inquiring into the state of Irelandinquiring into the state of Ireland

• Small Plots and Dependence on PotatoesSmall Plots and Dependence on Potatoes

• Irish Famine 1845-50Irish Famine 1845-50

• Eviction of Peasants from LandEviction of Peasants from Land

• Emigration to England New World and Emigration to England New World and AustraliaAustralia

Bridget O'Donnell and Her Children," from The Illustrated London News, 1849

Home Rule league, Fenian Home Rule league, Fenian Revolutionary Movement and Revolutionary Movement and Easter UprisingEaster Uprising

• The Making of Home The Making of Home Rule League and the Rule League and the Demand for ReformsDemand for Reforms

• Fenian Revolutionary Fenian Revolutionary MovementMovement

• Easter Uprising and the Easter Uprising and the attempt to severe ties attempt to severe ties with Empire with Empire

• The Coming of War and The Coming of War and IndependenceIndependenceMoral Consequence of Moral Consequence of colonization of Irelandcolonization of Ireland