Ireland

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When was the Potato famine?
1846
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What was introduced to replace the blighted potatoe
The corn laws was introduced to bring down the price of bread
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When was the Irish Tenant League formed and what was its aims?
1850s, wanted clear rights for Tennants (FFF)
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What are the 3 F's?
Fair rent, fixity on tenure and free sale
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When was the Irish republican brotherhood set up and what was its aims?
It was set up in 1858 to 'make Ireland an Independent Democratic Republic'
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When and where was the Fenian brotherhood set up?
1858, in America
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In regards to Ireland what happend in 1867?
Fenian disturbances in England and Ireland
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When was the Land act introduced and by who?
1870 by Gladstone
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What did the land act do?
Introduced the principle of fair rent, compensation, secured fixity and loans.
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What assosiation was set up by Issac ****
The Home gov, Association in 1870, to work towards a federal solution with separate parliament in Dublin.
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When and who by, was the Home rule league set up?
Issac **** in 1873
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What was the result of the 1874 GE?
The GE returned 59 Irish MP's on a Home Rule platform, they formed the Irish Nationalists (Home Rule) party.
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What did farmers experience between 1877-1879
Farmers faced wet summers, disastrous harvest and he arrival on the ,arlet of cheap American corn. This eant a fall in profit for farmers.
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