Potato Famine of the 1840s. Rise in Irish Nationalism. Rise in Power of the Catholic Church. Catholic emancipation in the 1820s.
1169 - the Normans invaded Ireland 1690 - the Battle of the Boyne 1798 - the rebellion against British rule
break from ireland
It was Gaelic.
English and Irish would have been spoken in Ireland in the 1800s. Irish would have been stronger then than it is now.
Poor and agricultural
It was titled Michael (?)
to escape famine in Ireland
Ireland's biggest sport is football. Ireland is home of the Lepercaun
Very important
She is not important to Ireland. Ireland has no monarchy, so the the queen is not important to Ireland. Ireland is an independent country with its own head of state. Ireland is a republic and has a president as head of state.
a farmer from Ireland
It is originally from England. Griffiths Valuation shows no one of the name in the mid-1800s in Ireland. In 1901 there were 14 Pittmans in Ireland; ten years later there were only 10.