Ireland

  • 11Ireland —    ‘The Irish Question’, first used in the latter part of the last century to refer to the long, difficult and often violent relationship between Ireland and Britain, has continued to be a permanent feature of British political and cultural life …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • 12Ireland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ireland <p></p> Background: <p></p> Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally… …

    The World Factbook

  • 13Ireland —    The Republic of Ireland acknowledges the special role the Catholic Church occupies in Irish life. The 90 percent of the population who belong to the church participate in worship at higher rates than in other Catholic countries.    In 1171,… …

    Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • 14Ireland —    As a source of ready manpower and a safe but nearby base for launching invasions of England, Ireland played an important role in the WARS OF THE ROSES.    Fifteenth century Ireland was divided between the English Lordship, which was centered… …

    Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • 15Ireland AM — infobox television show name = Ireland AM format = Breakfast News Program picture format = 14:9 runtime = 180 Minutes (3 hours) starring = Co hosts Mark Cagney Sinead Desmond News Elaine Crowley Sport Aidan Cooney Weather Alan Hughes country=… …

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  • 16Ireland — Pour l Irlande, voir Irlande (île) et Irlande (pays).  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Ireland est le patronyme de : Brian Ireland (né en 1980) batteur de rock Doug… …

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  • 17Ireland —    Since the Middle Ages, and especially since the late sixteenth century, Ireland was an object of English rule, colonial plantation, and settlement by English and Scottish Protestants against the resistance of an Irish population that had been… …

    Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • 18Ireland — noun 1. a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Republic of Ireland, ↑Irish Republic, ↑Eire • Derivationally related forms: ↑Irelander …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19Ireland — Ire|land a large island to the west of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea. It is divided politically into ↑Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, and many people there belong to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20Ireland — Recorded as Irish, Ireland and the rare dialectal Ierland, this surname can best be described as English but of Irish origins! In ancient times it was an ethnic name for an immigrant from Ireland or possibly Scotland or the Isle of Man, the… …

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