Ireland Stats - Irish Nationalism

Pre 1870, what % of people in Ireland were catholic?

80%

When was the American war of Independence?

1775-83

When was the anglo-french war?

1778-83

When was the French revolution?

1789-99

When was the IV founded?

1778

How many people were part of the IV militia?

60,000

When was the United Irishmen founded?

1791

How many invaded at Bantry Bay in 1796?

14,000

By 1797 how many members of the UI were there?

200,000

How many fought in the 1798 rebellion?

15,000

How many died in the 1798 rebellion?

30,000

In 1933 how many counties were taking part in the tithe wars?

22

How many were killed in Co. Wexford as part of the Tithe Wars?

14

How many were at the Tara RA meeting in 1843?

750,000

When did YI officially split from RA?

1847

Because of Br spies, how many Br troops were sent to tackle the 1848 YI uprising?

10,000

How many rebels were killed in the Battle of Ballingery as part of the YI uprising?

2

When was MacManus’s funeral? How many followed the coffin?

1861

50,000

By 1864 how many members did IRB claim to have? How many did New York claim they had?

80,000

54,000

What years did IRB consider an uprising before 1867?

1857

1865

Give the stats for the amount of weaponry vs the amount of people IRB had in 1865, stopping them from doing an uprising then?

6,000 firearms vs 50,000 people

By April 1867, how many IRB prisoners had been taken?

200

How many were arrested after Kelly and Deasy were found in Manchester Park?

26

Name the Manchester Martyrs

Allen, Larkin, O’Brien

How many spectators were there at the execution of the Manchester Martyrs?

8000

How many seats did HRL win in 1874?

60/101

How many of the 60 HRL MPs were fully devoted to HR?

20

How many seats did the IPP have in 1885?

86/103

When did Parnell die?

1891

By 1903 how many schools were teaching the Gaelic language?

1,300

When was Sinn Fein founded?

1905

How many signed the Ulster covenant organised by Carson?

471,000

How many were members of the UVF militia?

90,000

How many civilians died in the Easter rising?

200

How many were arrested after the Easter rising?

3700

How many of those arrested were released after the Easter rising?

2,700

How many were sentenced to death after the Easter rising?

90

How many were executed after the Easter Rising?

15

How many members did Sinnn Fein have by 1918 after it became a umbrella organisation?

66,000

What number of seats did the IPP have and what did they go to after the 1918 election?

78 → 6

What number of seats did Sinn Fein have and what did they go to after the 1918 election?

7 → 73

How many were killed in Co. Tipperary, Jan 1919, triggering the start of the Anglo Irish War?

2 policemen (killed by 9 IRA members)

How many were killed in the Croke Park Stadium Massacre (Bloody Sunday)?

14