ADV INFO The Condition of Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations Flashcards
What united Ireland with the rest of Britain
the act of union
when was the act of union
1800
What did the opposition in Ireland demand after the act of union
Catholic emancipation
what is catholic emancipation
the process by which historic restrictions on Irish Catholics were lifted, giving them equal civil rights to non-Catholics.
When was catholic emancipation granted
1829
what granted catholic emancipation
the roman catholic relief act
what caused dissatisfaction among the largely Catholic Irish population
the fact that the church of Ireland was established as the state church alongside the church of England
What was there a campaign for in the 1840s
the repeal of the act of union
when was the great famine (Irish potato famine)
1845 and 1848
how many people died during the great famine
one million
what was the result of the Irish potato famine and its deaths
a further million Irish people chose to emigrate to the USA
how much did the Irish population decrease by
over 20%
what was the famine caused by
potato blight
why did the potato blight epidemic have the biggest effect in Ireland?
because of their greater reliance on the potato and issues surrounding land ownership and the corn laws
what did the famine cause
resentment against British rule and demand for reform and home rule.
Who owned the majority of land in Ireland
Anglo-Irish landlords who were frequently absent from the country
what did the mass eviction of farmers lead to
the descent into an unbreakable cycle of poverty
how many families were evicted in 1850
19,949
how many families were evicted in 1891
1098
What did Gladstone announce when he found out he had won the 1867 election
‘my mission is to pacify Ireland’
What did Gladstone believe was the key cause of unrest in Ireland
religion
what act was passed in 1869 to help with religion
the disestablishment of the church of Ireland
what was the disestablishment of the church of Ireland designed to do
to quell the unrest and fitted well with the Liberals’ attitude toward the established church
what per cent of the Irish population was catholic
90%