History of Ireland (1801–1923)Ireland was part of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1922. For almost all of this period, the island was governed by the UK Parliament in London through its Dublin Castle administration in Ireland. Ireland underwent considerable difficulties in the 19th century, especially the Great Famine of the 1840s which started a population decline that continued for almost a century. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a vigorous campaign for Irish Home Rule.
James JoyceIrish novelist and poet (1882–1941)James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded among the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. Joyce's novel Ulysses (1922) is a landmark in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, particularly stream of consciousness.
County AntrimCounty Antrim (Irish: Aontroim) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Antrim, from IrishAontroim, meaning 'lone ridge' Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 3,086 square kilometres (1,192 sq mi) and has a population of 651,321, as of the 2021 census.
The GuardianThe Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited.
BallyeastonBallyeaston, formerly spelt Ballyistin (from Irish Baile Uistín, meaning 'Uistín's townland'), is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 2–3 km north of Ballyclare, on the road to Larne. It lies on the southern hill slopes overlooking Six Mile Water. In the 2001 census it had a population of 90 people. It is within the Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council area.
World War IGlobal conflict from 1914 to 1918BelligerentsAllied Powers: France United Kingdom and Empire:Australia Canada Ceylon EgyptNewfoundlandNew Zealand India South Africa Russia (until 1917) Italy (from 1915) United States(from 1917) Japanand others ...Central Powers: GermanyAustria-HungaryOttoman Empire Bulgaria (from 1915)and others ...Commanders and leadersCasualties and losses 15–22 million deaths (military and civilian)World War I, or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
BelfastBelfast ( BEL-fast, , -fahst; from Irish: Béal Feirste [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə]) is the capital, largest city and main port of Northern Ireland. It stands on the banks of the river Lagan, and is connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
Frederick SeddonFrederick Henry Seddon (sometimes spelled Sedden) (21 January 1872 – 18 April 1912) was a British murderer hanged in 1912 for the arsenic poisoning murder of his lodger Eliza Mary Barrow.
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland.
Second Boer WarBelligerentsUnited Kingdom and EmpireCape ColonyNatal ColonyBasutolandBechuanalandRhodesiaIndiaCeylonCanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth African RepublicOrange Free StateCapeBoersForeign volunteersAustraliaAustria-HungaryBelgiumDenmarkFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandItalyNetherlandsPolandRussiaSweden-NorwayUnited StatesCommanders and leadersRobert Gascoyne-CecilJoseph ChamberlainAlfred MilnerFrederick RobertsWilliam RobertsonPaul MethuenRedvers BullerHerbert KitchenerRobert Baden-PowellHerbert PlumerAndrew Wauchope†Penn Symons (DOW)Edward Woodgate†John FrenchThomas KennyWilliam OtterSam SteeleFrançois LessardWalter TunbridgePaul KrugerKoos de la ReyLouis BothaSchalk BurgerPiet CronjéPiet Joubert#Jan SmutsLucas MeyerJohannes Kock†Adolf SchielHendrik Prinsloo†Joachim Fourie†Jacobus SnymanSarel Oosthuizen†Ferdinandus Potgieter†Jan KempCamillo RicchiardiMartinus SteynChristiaan de WetNaas Ferreira†Jan OlivierCornelius WesselsPetrus LiebenbergStrengthImperial:365,693Native African auxiliaries:100,000Colonial:82,742In total:448,435Boer Commandos:25,000 (Transvaal Boers)15,000 (Free State Boers)6–7,000 (Cape Boers)Native African auxiliaries:10,000Foreign volunteers:5,400+In total:87,365Casualties and losses 22,092 dead75,430 returned home sick or wounded934 missing2,006 capturedTotal: 101,290 6,189 dead24,000 captured (sent overseas)110 missing21,256 bitter-enders surrendered (at the end of the war)Total: 51,555Civilian casualties:46,370 fatalities26,370 Boer women and children died in concentration camps20,000+ Indigenous Africans of the 115,000 interned in separate concentration camps.The Second Boer War was a conflict fought between 1899 and 1902 between the British Empire and the Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over Britain's influence in Southern Africa.
TitanicRMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. Of the 2,208 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship.
Grant Richards (publishing house)Grant Richards was a small British publishing house founded in 1897 by the writer Grant Richards. Significant publications from the company's first incorporation were George Bernard Shaw's Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant and A. E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad, as well as books by G. K. Chesterton, Saki, Arnold Bennett, Samuel Butler, and Ernest Bramah.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.