Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Lord North, Prime Minister At The Time The industrial distress, which had come to be the habitual state of things in Ireland, had been aggravated in 1770 and the following years by a series of embargoes placed by the English Privy Council on the export of Irish provisions to foreign countries. These crippled [...]

Above : College Green, The Dublin Volunteers Come Here On 4th November The Volunteers had watched the proceedings with deep interest, and when the House went in a body to convey the amended Address to the Viceroy, the Dublin corps lined the streets and presented arms as the procession passed. On November 4th the Dublin [...]