Why was Ireland Partitioned in 1921?

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Why was Ireland Partitioned in 1921?

In this essay I am going to explain why Ireland was partitioned into two parts in 1921. The two partitioned parts are known today as Northern Ireland (Ulster) and The Republic of Ireland (Eire). Ireland was partitioned in 1921 after an agreement was made by the Anglo-Irish Treaty which was finally passed by the House of Commons without it being blocked by the House of Lords. In my essay I will describe of the factors, which contributed to the partition in Ireland in 1921. These factors are: the religious reasons, the political reasons, the conflict over land, the hatred of the English by Catholics, the growth of violence in Ireland and the problems with the British Government.

        The religious reasons for the partition in Ireland started with the 16th century reformation where Queen Elizabeth I sent protestants to Ireland because of three reasons. The first reason was that the English were worried that the Catholics might use Ireland as a base to invade England. The second reason for the reformation was because Queen Elizabeth I with other English monarchs wanted to get rid of the Protestants in England because they were becoming too powerful. The third and final reason for the reformation of Protestants in Ireland was because the English Monarchs wanted to control the Catholics living in Ireland. The reformation added to the partition in Ireland in 1921 because the Catholics didn’t like idea of the reformation in Ireland and rebelled. There were two main rebellions in Ireland because of the 16th century reformation of Protestants in Ireland. These were the battle of Boyne in 1689 and the 1798 rebellion.

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        Protestants and Catholics were partitioned into two political categories of person which were known as Unionists and Nationalists.

        Unionists are from the Protestant community. Many Unionists descended from Scottish and English Immigrants who came to Northern Ireland (Ulster) during the 17th century plantation. Unionists now form the majority of the population in Northern Ireland (Ulster) and they want to remain part of Great Britain. Unionism came about in 1800 when the act of Union was setup.

        Nationalists are from the Catholic community and want Ireland to be a democratic country again. Nationalists want their land back which was taken away ...

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