Irish Struggle for Freedom : Landmark Events
Irish Struggle for Freedom : Landmark Events Ireland was inhabited by Celts from about the sixth century B.C. English invasions began in the twelfth century under Henry II, although the whole of Ireland was not conquered until the time of the Tudors. Revolts against English rule had led to English and Scottish families being settled on confiscated land; in parts of Ulster the descendants of Protestant settlers form the majority. Following centuries of rebellions and revolutionary struggle for independence,…