Middle Ages; 12th century - England starts colonizing the Irish island, 1801 - Act of Union: Ireland becomes officially and politically speaking a part of England, 1840s - Potato Famine: Millions of Irish people starve to death or leave Ireland as the potao crop is inedible due to a disease, 1905 - Creation of political party "Sinn Fein" whose goal it was to obtain Irish independence from England, 1916 - Easter Rising: Irish patriots fought against British troops for the Irish independece; didn't succeed, 1921/22 - Ireland gains its independece from GB, 1968-98 - The Troubles/NI-conflict: Protestants and Cathlics fight each other in NI. The situation in Belfast is still not fully peaceful today. ,

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