Ireland

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1916

April

20
- Sinking of the AudOn 20 April 1916 the Libau, disguised as the Norwegian Aud, brought arms for Irish rebels. The British intercepted her, and on 22 April her crew scuttled her.
- Arrest of Roger CasementOn 21 April 1916 the German U-19 landed Roger Casement on Banna Strand, a beach in Ireland. A few hours later he was detained by the police.
24
- Key eventOutbreak of the Easter RisingOn 24 April 1916 the Irish Volunteers and the Citizen Army seized central Dublin. Patrick Pearse read the proclamation of the Irish Republic at the GPO.
27
- Martial law in DublinMartial law was declared in Dublin on 25 April 1916. On 27 April Asquith announced its extension to the whole of Ireland and sent General Maxwell there.

May

August

03
- Execution of Roger CasementOn 3 August 1916 Roger Casement, convicted of high treason, was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London. The government rejected all pleas for clemency.

September

1917

May

04
- American destroyers at QueenstownOn 4 May 1917 six destroyers under Commander Taussig reached Queenstown in Ireland, the first US Navy ships sent to fight the U-boats off Europe.

June

August

1918

April

10
- Third Military Service ActOn 10 April 1918 the Commons passed on second reading a bill raising the conscription age to 51 and allowing conscription to be extended to Ireland.

May

October

10
- Sinking of the LeinsterOn 10 October 1918 UB-123 sank the mail steamer Leinster at the entrance to Dublin Bay. Over 500 died, the worst loss in the history of the Irish Sea.

December

14
- General election in BritainOn 14 December 1918 women voted for the first time in Britain. Lloyd George's coalition won a landslide, and Ireland backed Sinn Féin.

1919

January

21
- Outbreak of the Irish War of IndependenceOn 21 January 1919 the Sinn Féin MPs met in Dublin as Dáil Éireann and declared independence. In Tipperary two policemen were shot dead.

1921

December

06
- Anglo-Irish TreatyOn 6 December 1921 in London the Irish delegates signed a treaty with the British government. Ireland was to become a dominion, the Irish Free State.