Ireland 1

Question 1

What percentage of Ulster was Catholic in 1861?

Answer 1

50%

Question 2

Out of the 8 million Irish people, how many people owned the land across the country?

Answer 2

Around 800 people

Question 3

What percentage of landowners in Ireland weren’t Irish?

Answer 3

23%

Question 4

When was The Church of Ireland disestablished, meaning it was no longer the official Irish church?

Answer 4

1869

Question 5

When was the INP formed?

Answer 5

1874

Question 6

Who led the INP?

Answer 6

Charles Parnell

Question 7

Between 1841 and 1911 how much did the population of Ireland decrease?

Answer 7

8.2 million to 4.4 million

Question 8

How did the potato famine affect the population of Ireland?

Answer 8

It saw a 25% decrease (2 million died, 1 million left)

Question 9

Who set up the IRB in 1858?

Answer 9

James Stephens

Question 10

What did the 1970 Land Act do?

Answer 10

Protected Irish citizens against unfair evictions and set up land courts to help in disputes over fair rent

Question 11

What did the 1881 Land Act do?