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The Age of George III |
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| 1760s | beginning of expansion of corn growing |
| 1768 | Grafton's government announced that the Lord Lieutenant was required to reside in Dublin Octennial Act |
| 1778 | Catholics allowed to own land if they took an oath of allegiance |
| 1780 | population of 4 million (est.) Henry Grattan's "Declaration of Independence" was opposed by the Irish parliament as 'inexpedient' |
| 1782 | Rockingham repeals Poyning's Law and the Irish Declaratory Act Grattan's parliament established in Dublin Irish judges were granted the same security of tenure as their English counterparts |
| 1780s/90s | conflict between Protestant Peep O'Day Boys and Catholic Defenders |
| 1791 | Society of United Irishmen founded by Theobald Wolfe Tone and others in Belfast for religious equality and radical reform |
| 1792 | Catholic Relief Act removes restrictions on Roman Catholics in education, marriage and the professions they could follow. |
| 1794-5 | Earl Fitzwilliam becomes viceroy of Ireland and commits the government to Catholic Relief First 'Orange Society' founded in response to sectarian fighting |
| 1795 | a state-aided seminary was established at Maynooth to provide Catholic clerical training |
| 1798 | abortive rebellion by the United Irishmen |
| 1799 | Act sets up virtual martial law in Ireland |
| 1800 | Act of Union abolishes Dublin parliament, allows Irish MPs to sit at Westminster and ends trade barriers |
| 1812-18 | Peel is Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| 1814 | formation of the Peace Preservation Corps |
| 1815 | end of the French Wars leads to collapse of corn prices, beginning of expansion of pastoral farming and of substantial Irish emigration |
| 1816 | partial failure of potato crop produces famine conditions in parts of Ireland. Relief Committees set up. |
| 1810s/20s | collapse of domestic textile industry increasing poverty and reliance on potato for subsistence |
| 1816 | Ejectment Act makes process for legal eviction easier |
| 1817 | near-famine and mass immigration increase. (Details here) |
| 1821 | population about 6.7 million |
| 1820s-1845 | widespread rural unrest (Whiteboyism) |
| 1822 | formation of the Irish County Constabulary further failure of potato crop. Major public works programme started to provide employment |
| 1823 | O'Connell's Catholic Association formed to fight for the right of Catholics to sit as MPs and hold public office (emancipation) |
| 1826 | Subletting Act attempts to stamp out subletting |
| 1828 | O'Connell elected at the County Clare election |
| 1829 | Catholic Emancipation Act |
| 1831 | National Board of Education was set up to promote a national system of elementary, secular schooling to attack widespread illiteracy and ignorance (both of which were perceived as caused of backwardness and unruliness) |
| 1836 | Irish Constabulary founded potato famine |
| 1838 | Poor Law introduced to Ireland Tithes Act removes a popular source of grievance |
| 1840 | 'Young Ireland' founded |
| 1841 | population about 8.2 million O'Connell's National Repeal Association established |
| 1844 | Young Ireland movement breaks away from O'Connell Devonshire Commission report |
| 1845 | Maynooth grant increased Irish National Education Board formed |
| 1845-49 | 1845 partial failure of potato crop 1846-9 complete failure of crop leads to widespread deaths, evictions and emigration |
| 1848 | Young Ireland's abortive rebellion |
| 1849 | Encumbered Estates Act leads to massive land sales |
| 1849 | Tenant League formed demanding the 'Three F's' |
| 1851 | population 6.4 million first meeting of the Catholic Defence Association |
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12 January, 2016
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