The Irish History

THE IRISH HISTORY

-3000

-700

-4000

432

795

1169

1542

1571-1607

1374

Henry VIII climbs on the throne

The bubonic plague

Harpists' massacre

Ireland is converted to christianity

Vikings' arrival

Normans' arrival

Celts' arrival

Newgrange

Stone Age

1919-1921

1972

1993

1918

1914

1939

1845-1852

Women get the right to vote

Irish war of independence penadnce

Warrington bombings

WW2

WWI

Bloody sunday

The Great Famine

Harpist's massacre (1571-1607)

The harp, still an Irish symbol nowadays

• since a long time, harpists are high in the Irish society, they represent Ireland by their famous instrument
• Queen Elizabeth decided in 1571 to "hang the harpers and burn their instruments"
• She also created in 1607 the "Flight of the Earls" to destroy a massive symbol of Irish culture

Old and classic celtic harp from the XIth century

Capucine Proffit

The great famine (1845-1852):

The Hungry Voice: The Song Legacy of Ireland's Great Hunger:

The Irish Potato Famine (1845-1852): a fungus destroyed the plantations and caused numerous deaths due to starvation and disease (almost 2 million). The number of Irish who emigrated to the United States during the famine may have reached 2 million.

Potato during the great famine:

Sous-titre

Oscar Lambron

"Sunday Bloody Sunday: Trouble and Consequences in Ireland" :

Lucas Ponton

- Troubles (1960s-1998)- 3,500+ dead - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Derry Massacre, 1972) - Economic and psychological impact - Post-conflict reconstruction - Continuing divisions - Difficult stability

Cover of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2

Mural depicting the "Sunday Bloody Sunday" episode

The 20th of March 1993: what happened.

IRA propaganda poster

The victims

"Yes, a warning was given half-an-hour before, but no mention was made of Warrington."

"It's not me, it's not my family."

Julie Gaïde