Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08

The following is chronology of Inn
pcrtant events in Ireland from tho
Easter rebellion OF 1916 up to the
truce OF July II, 1921, between the
Sim Fein and Crown forces and the
negotiations between Premier Lloyd
George, Sir James Craig OF Ulster and
Eamonn de Valera, the Irish Republi-
can leader, looking TO the establish
ment OF peace:
1sl6-April 25-Revolt In Dublin,
$50 civilians killed and 614 wounded;
Sim Fein or Irish Republican flag
raised over Dublin postoffice; Ireland
proclaimed republic and Patrick
learse designated Provisional Presi-
dent.
! April 30-Martial law declared: revo-
| lutionaries driven out of St stephens
Green. 707 prisoners, including the
| Countess Markievicz, taken by Crown
forces. Property damage estimated at
100000
May 2--seven Dublin leaders. in
/ cluding Provisional President Pearse
! executed. Sixteen are sent TO prison
/ for life.
May 11-Seven more Sim Fein
leaders executed: 70 sent to prison and
l,106 deported: 10000 British troops
| sent to Ireland.
May 17--Sir Roger Easement tried
for high treason; hanged in. Penton-
vile prison on August 3.
i l9ls--Fep. 22-SinD teiners just freed
from internment in England are seized
by authorities in wholesale raids through
out ireland.
June l2---Irish prisoners In interment
camp at Lewes, Sussex. mutiny.
Oct. lo--lloyd George in House OF
Commons charges plot for new Irish re-
volt TO be aided by Won Bernstorr
lNlS-MaN Ode Valera add Inf
conscription meeting at Ballaghadcreen
May 22--John Dillon appeals for Ameri-
can support OF Nationalists and condemns
Sim Fein.
/ June 2i--Irish republic formally pro-
claimed by Dali Eireann or Irish parlia-
ment in Dublin.
= l9lo-March 3o-Twenty Sim Feiners
: escape from Mountjoy prison
June 29-Sinn FeinerS burn British flag
In Dublin street; similar demonstrations
in other Irish cities:
Sept. i2-Suppression of Dali Eireann
and all other Sim Fein organizations or.
dered by British government
Dec. l9-Niscount French, Lord lieu.
! tenant of Ireland, ambushed while travel
: ing along country road. escapes assa ssina
, ton; one killed. wounded
l920-Jan. Three hundred armed
sim Feiners raid police barracks at Car
rigtohili and later destroy them with DIV.
Mantle; IA policemen killed. British GOV.
: ernment offers S50,00O reward for cap.
ture of raiders.
, March .2l-Thomas MacCurtain, lord
mayor of Cork, shot to death and Mrs
MacCurtain wounded by armed men In
their home; $4,000 follow body to tn,
, grave.
, June 6-British troops in Ireland in.
creased to 10000.
: July 25-Sevcnteen persons killed anc
4 many wounded In Belfast riots
! Aug. 4-Announcement OF passage o.
Irish Coercion Bill is followed by resigna.
: tion of 1872 Irish magistrates holdins
{ British commissions.
! Aug. 15--Lord Mayor MacSwiney O
Cork and ten Sim Fcin associates. con
victed OF sedition, start hunger strike il
! Brixton prison.
: Aug 22--Loyalists sack town OF Lis
burn, Ireland. and burn Sim Fein house
and shops; loss 81 500 900
{ Aug. 3l-Belfast rioting renewed; s
, persons killed; 2l4 fires in six days
Sept. -Four hundred anti-Sinn Fe
Irish police threaten TO resign II Lor
: Mayor MacSwiney Is released.
q Sept. 2I-Balbriggan wrecked and burn
ed by raiders: ST 900 900 loss.
Oct 25--Lord Mayor MacSwincy die
on 7dth day of his hunger strike
Z Oct 30 Cardinal Logue rebukes ''per
sons engaged in fomenting rebellion il
ireland"
e Nov i7-Committec OF One Hundred |,
a Washington starts ito Investigate and r,
port on conditions in Ireland
Nov. 21-Football throng in Croke PARK
n Dublin, fired upon by police In roundup o
f Sim Fein suspects; 20 killed and 20 wound
ed.
: Nov 26 Arthur Griffitp and other Sin
Fein leaders arrested and sent to Moun}
: JOY Prison.