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Ireland

16 periods and events, 432 – today.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
432	Saint Patrick's mission圣帕特里克传教 Traditional date for Patrick's mission that converted Ireland to Christianity.	Religion	Source
550 – 800	Monastic golden age修道院黄金时代 Irish monasteries preserve Latin learning and produce works like the Book of Kells.	Religion	Source
1014	Battle of Clontarf克朗塔夫战役 High King Brian Boru defeats a Leinster–Norse alliance, ending Viking dominance.	War	Source
1169	Anglo-Norman invasion盎格鲁-诺曼入侵 Norman lords land in Ireland, beginning centuries of English rule.	Colonial	Source
1609	Plantation of Ulster阿尔斯特殖民 English and Scottish Protestants settle confiscated Gaelic land in Ulster.	Colonial	Source
1649 – 1653	Cromwellian conquest克伦威尔征服爱尔兰 Cromwell's army crushes Catholic resistance; mass land confiscation follows.	War	Source
1690	Battle of the Boyne博因河战役 William III defeats James II, securing Protestant ascendancy.	War	Source
1798	Irish Rebellion of 17981798年爱尔兰起义 The United Irishmen rise for an independent republic; the revolt is crushed.	War	Source
1845 – 1852	Great Famine爱尔兰大饥荒 Potato blight kills about a million people; another million emigrate.	Other	Source
1916	Easter Rising复活节起义 Republicans seize Dublin and proclaim a republic; executions turn opinion against Britain.	War	Source
1919 – 1921	War of Independence爱尔兰独立战争 IRA guerrilla war ends with the Anglo-Irish Treaty and partition of the island.	War	Source
1922 – 1937	Irish Free State爱尔兰自由邦 Self-governing dominion born amid a civil war over the treaty.	Politics	Source
1949 – today	Republic of Ireland爱尔兰共和国 Ireland leaves the Commonwealth as a republic.	Politics	Source
1968 – 1998	The Troubles北爱尔兰问题 Three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland kill over 3,500 people.	War	Source
1995 – 2007	Celtic Tiger凯尔特之虎 Rapid growth driven by foreign investment and tech firms.	Economy	Source
1998	Good Friday Agreement《耶稣受难日协议》 Peace deal ends the Troubles and creates power-sharing in Northern Ireland.	Politics	Source

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