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Ireland Householders List,: A shortened name for the Index of Surnames of Householders in Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Tithe Applotment Books. Also called the Householders Index. | Ireland Householders List,: A shortened name for the Index of Surnames of Householders in Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Tithe Applotment Books. Also called the Householders Index. | ||
Irish: Something or someone from Ireland; the Goedelic Celtic language of Ireland (also known as Gaelic). | |||
Irish Civil War (1919-1922): A war between the Irish who wanted independence from Great Britain and the Irish who wanted to remain with Great Britain. It began in 1918 when a group of Irish representatives to Parliament refused to go to London and instead met in Dublin. They called themselves Dáil Éirann (House of Representatives). On 21 January 1919 they declared Ireland to be an independent republic. Fighting broke out between British and Irish forces. In 1920 the British Parliament passed the Government of Ireland Act that split Ireland into two countries. These two countries would have some rights to self-government, but they would remain a part of Great Britain. The Dáil Éirann refused to accept this, and southern Ireland began fighting for complete independence. In 1921 a treaty was signed to allow southern Ireland to become a dominion (self-governing country) called the Irish Free State. The Irish Free State would be part of the British Commonwealth. The Irish were sharply divided over this issue, and civil war broke out. The fighting ended in 1923 when the two groups formed different political parties. The Irish Free State remained a part of the British Commonwealth until 1948, when John A. Costello, the prime minister of Ireland, cut all ties with Great Britain and renamed the Irish Free State the Republic of Ireland. | Irish Civil War (1919-1922): A war between the Irish who wanted independence from Great Britain and the Irish who wanted to remain with Great Britain. It began in 1918 when a group of Irish representatives to Parliament refused to go to London and instead met in Dublin. They called themselves Dáil Éirann (House of Representatives). On 21 January 1919 they declared Ireland to be an independent republic. Fighting broke out between British and Irish forces. In 1920 the British Parliament passed the Government of Ireland Act that split Ireland into two countries. These two countries would have some rights to self-government, but they would remain a part of Great Britain. The Dáil Éirann refused to accept this, and southern Ireland began fighting for complete independence. In 1921 a treaty was signed to allow southern Ireland to become a dominion (self-governing country) called the Irish Free State. The Irish Free State would be part of the British Commonwealth. The Irish were sharply divided over this issue, and civil war broke out. The fighting ended in 1923 when the two groups formed different political parties. The Irish Free State remained a part of the British Commonwealth until 1948, when John A. Costello, the prime minister of Ireland, cut all ties with Great Britain and renamed the Irish Free State the Republic of Ireland. | ||