The Famine/The GAA/Nationalism and Unionism impact and rise in Ireland

Question 1

What were the main causes of the great famine?

Answer 1

Rise in population
Subdivision of land
Dependence on the potatoe
The Blight

Question 2

Name 3 responses the British government had on the famine and what did Robert Peel do to help

Answer 2

Soup kitchens
Public works scheme
Workhouses

Indian Corn

Question 3

Name 4 consequences of the famine

Answer 3

Fall in population
Emmigration continued
Subdivision of land
Decline in Irish language

Question 4

When did the famine strike

Answer 4

1845-1850

Question 5

When and where was the GAA founded

Answer 5

Hayes Hotel Thurless, 1st of november 1884

Question 6

Who were the main founders of the GAA

Answer 6

Michael Cusak and Maurice Davin

Question 7

What groups were nationalists divided into

Answer 7

Home Rule Party, Sinn Fein

Question 8

When was the Anglo Irish treaty signed

Answer 8

July 1921

Question 9

What were the results of the 1916 rising

Answer 9

Death and destruction (500 killed)
Military i control
First reactions of the people (anger)
Executions (90 sentenced to death)
Later reactions of the people
The rise of Sinn Fein

Question 10

Who overtook Arthur Griffith in Sinn Fein

Answer 10

Eamon De Valera