Kilkenny Statute. 1367. Banned English-Irish marriage, use of Irish names by English. Established Pale.

Land League. 1879. Irish association to reduce rents. Agitated for Home Rule. Parnell.

Lavery, John. 1856-1941. Irish portrait painter.

Liberal Party. 1832. British Social reform, free trade, Irish Home Rule. 1867 Canada. 1944 Australia.

MacBride, Seán. 1904-88. Irish statesman. Founded Republican Party 1946. Foreign minister 1948-1951. Founder, chairman 1961-75 Amnesty International. Assistant UN Secretary General.

Malachy, St. 1094-1148. Irish Cistercian papal legate.

Markiewicz, Countess. 1876-1927. Irish Nationalist. First woman elected to British Parliament, 1918.

Molly Maguires. 1835-55 Irish anti-landlord society. 1862-77 Irish terrorists in PA coal mining area.

Montez, Lola. 1818-61. Irish dancer. Mistress of Louis I of Bavaria. Power resented, leading to March Revolution 1848. Banished.

Montgomery, Richard. 1738-75. Irish/US Revolutionary general. Killed attacking Quebec.

Moore, George. 1852-1933. Irish novelist. Confessions of a Young Man 1888. Esther Waters 1894.

Moore, Thomas. 1779-1852. Irish poet. Irish Melodies 1807-34. Lalla Rockh 1817.

Northern Ireland. Ireland. 17C Protestants settle. 1801 United Kingdom. 1920 Ireland divided. 1922 Civil War. 1922 Direct rule. IRA.

O’Brien, William. 1803-64. Irish revolutionary. 1848 Insurrection. Led Young Ireland. Banished.

O’Casey, Sean. 1880-1964. Irish Realist playwright: Juno and the Paycock 1924. Plow and the Stars 1926.

O’Connell, Daniel. 1775-1847. Irish leader. Founded Catholic Association, 1823. Election to Parliament led to Catholic Emancipation Act, 1829.

O’Connor, Feargus. 1796-1855. Irish/English Chartist.

O’Neill, Hugh. c1540-1616. Irish. Led failed revolt vs English rule.

O’Neill, Shane. c1530-67. Irish chief rebelled vs England, slain by rival clan.

Orangemen. 1795- Irish Protestant political faction.

Ormonde, Duke of. 1610-88. Irish Stuart supporter during Civil War.

Ossianic Ballads. 11-18C Irish based on 3C themes of Finn MacCool. Oisin.

Parnell, Charles. 1846-91. Irish nationalist. Founded Land League.

Patrick, St. c389-461. Patron saint of Ireland. Introduced monasticism. Converted Irish. Said to have invented Irish Whiskey 450.

Pearse, Patrick. 1879-1916. Irish patriot. Led Easter Rebellion 1916. Executed.

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