Hi Joy, Here are some links which will give you further info on NI history and further detail about events. These should answer many of your questions....and provide the history behind the history of your family http://www.historyonthenet.com/Chronology/timelinenorthernireland.htm http://www.localhistories.org/irishtime.html http://www.irishhistorylinks.net/Irish_History_Timeline.html more detail here about events