1918 in Ireland - Definition and Overview

See also: 1917 in Ireland, other events of 1918, 1919 in Ireland and the list of 'years in Ireland'.

Events

• January 18 - Count Plunkett, Seán T. O'Kelly and others protest at the forcible feeding of Sinn Féin prisoners in Mountjoy Jail.
• March 2 - In Skibbereen, County Cork Ernest Blythe is arrested for non-compliance with a military rule directing him to reside in Ulster.
• March 6 - In the House of Commons in Westminster, tributes ar paid to John Redmond, Irish Nationalist leader, who has died in London.
• April 18 - The Military Service Bill, which includes conscription in Ireland, becomes law. A conference of nationalist parties, Sinn Féin and labour movements meets in Dublin to organise an all-Ireland opposition.
• April 20 - The Irish Parliamentary Party holds a meeting in Dublin to oppose conscription.
• May 5 - 15,000 people attend an anti-conscription meeting in County Roscommon. John Dillon, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party and Eamon de Valera of Sinn Féin share the platform in a united cause.
• May 20 - A special anti-conscription convention is held in Dublin. It condemns the deportations of many Sinn Féin members.
• July 3 - The Lord-Lieutenant issues a proclamation banning Sinn Féin, the Irish Volunteers, the Gaelic League and Cuman na mBan.
• July 18 - John Redmond is wounded in the right ear by a hatchet thrown at his carriage as he passes the General Post Office in Dublin.
• October 10 - The Irish mail boat 'Leinster' is sunk by a German submarine with the loss of 500 lives.
• November 11 - At 5.00am an armistice dictated by the Allies is signed by the Germans. Six hours later World War I officially ends. A total of 140,000 Irishmen were killed during the war.
• December 22 - Ireland voices a united invitation to US President Woodrow Wilson to visit.
• December 28 - Sinn Féin have a landslide victory in the general election, winning 73 of the 105 seats in Ireland. The Irish Parliamentary Party is nearly wiped out.
• December 30 - The Irish Independent strongly criticises Countess Markievicz, the only female MP.

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