What events happened in Ireland from 1905 to 1921?

- The Sinn Féin party is founded in Dublin by Arthur Griffith.

1908

- The Gaelic League is founded to promote the use of the Irish language.

- The Irish Troglodyte Society is inaugurated.

1913

- The Dublin Lockout begins.

1916

- The Easter Rising: a failed rebellion against British rule in Ireland.

- 15 leaders of the Rising are executed by the British.

- The Irish Volunteers are founded to fight for Irish independence.

1918

- The Irish War of Independence begins.

- Irish nationalist Éamon de Valera is elected President of the Dáil Éireann, the unilaterally declared parliament of the Irish Republic.

1920

- The Government of Ireland Act is passed, which divides Ireland into two parts, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

1921

- The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, ending the Irish War of Independence.

- The Irish Free State is established as a Dominion within the British Empire.

- Northern Ireland votes to remain part of the United Kingdom.