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1541
Henry VIII named King of Ireland
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Period: to
W. B. Yeats
Famous Irish poet -
Easter Rising
The Irish republicans rebelled against the English overlords during World War II, but were quickly and harshly put down.
Rebel leaders such as MacBride, MacDonagh, Pearse and Connolly were executed. Eamon de Valera was spared because he was born in USA.