- History of Education 1920 | The Government of Ireland Act partitions Ireland into Northern | Ireland and Southern Ireland. | 1921 | i Ministry of Education set up. | i Lynn Committee on education set up. : | 1923 | i Lynn Report. | i Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1923. : | 1930 | i Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1930. : | 1944 | i Butler Education Act in UK. : | 1947 | i Education (Northern ...cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/educ/eductime.htm