Great Rebellion

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Revolt against the English government in Ireland between 1641 and 1650. It was supported by the Old Irish (descendants of the original Gaelic inhabitants) and Norman-Irish (descendants of Norman settlers). Their killing of Protestant planters, settlers of confiscated Catholic land, and intrigue with Charles I during the English Civil War (1641–49), led to massive confrontation with Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary forces during Cromwell's Irish campaign (1649–50). His victory led to the dominance of Irish Protestantism over the Roman Catholic majority in Ireland.

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