Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Picture Of Gladstone A great conference in Dublin was arranged. In November 1873, the Rotunda,which had witnessed the meeting of the Volunteer Conference in November 1783, and seen it end in disaster and defeat, was now, after ninety years, the scene of another assembly, which, in different ways and by different means, sought, [...]

Paul Jones While the American war was going on, with France and Spain also hostile, the possibility of foreign invasion was in men’s minds. At the same time Ireland was in a very defenceless state: for since the withdrawal of the 4,000 men for America there were very few troops. The danger was brought home [...]