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| c. 600 |
| | | The Scots, a tribal group of northern Ireland, extend their kingdom across the sea into Scotland | |
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| 1886 |
| | | Those in Britain's Liberal party opposing Home Rule for Ireland become a separate group under the name of Unionists | |
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| 1911 |
| | | Edward Carson tells a vast crowd in Northern Ireland that they must be ready to defend their Protestant province by force | |
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| 1912 |
| | | Half a million Unionist men and women in Belfast commit themselves to civil disobedience if Home Rule government is established in Ireland | |
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| 1914 |
| | | A Home Rule Act is finally passed for Ireland, with its implementation postponed until after the war | |
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| 1920 |
| | | The Government of Ireland Act provides for separate devolved parliaments in southern Ireland and the six counties of Ulster | |
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| 1921 |
| | | James Craig succeeds Edward Carson as leader of the Ulster Unionist party in northern Ireland | |
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| 1921 |
| | | The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland appoints James Craig the first prime minister of the new Northern Ireland Parliament | |
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| 1921 |
| | | The Parliament of Northern Ireland convenes for the first time | |
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| 1921 |
| | | James Craig (later Lord Craigavon) begins a 19-year term as prime minister of the new province of Northern Ireland | |
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