IRELAND

• The Act of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain
• The Act of Union was passed on May 1st, 1707
• Irish Home Rule- devolution of power to Ireland
• Land Acts- allowed Irish tenants to buy land at fair prices
• Irish potato famine started in the 40s and was a failure of the potato crop that devastated ireland. Britain criticised for not helping
• Irish potato famine killed 1 million people in 1845-1849
• 2 million people left ireland during the potato famine
• Irish were mostly poor tenant farmers with english absentee landlords