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However, by the mid-1960s, Ireland was the accepted diplomatic name of the Irish state. During the Troubles, the disagreement led to request for extradition of terrorist suspects to be struck invalid by the Supreme Court of Ireland unless the name Ireland was used. Increasingly positive relations between the two states required the two states ...
Map of areas of influence in Ireland c. 1450. From the late 12th century, the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland resulted in Anglo-Norman control of much of Ireland, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty. [2] [3] By the late Late Middle Ages, Anglo-Norman control was limited to an area around Dublin known as the Pale. [4]
The trend of emigration would continue in Ireland for decades and Ireland's population has never recovered to its pre-famine levels. The Irish language was almost wiped out. The failure of the British government to respond to the crisis in the eyes of the Irish people would lead to a growth in resentment of Britain and a rise in Irish nationalism.
Commonwealth of England: Cromwellian conquest of Ireland: 1653: Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland 1660: Kingdom of England: Kingdom of Scotland: Kingdom of Ireland: Penal Laws Revolution of 1688 Battle of the Boyne: 1707: Kingdom of Great Britain: Acts of Union 1707 Battle of Culloden Irish Rebellion of 1798: 1801: United Kingdom of ...
List of Shinty-Hurling international matches between Ireland and Scotland; Shinty–Hurling International Series; Shoneenism; State visit by Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland; State visit by Michael D. Higgins to the United Kingdom; Statute of Westminster 1931; Stormont House Agreement; Sunningdale Agreement
This is a chronological list of armed conflicts involving Ireland and the United Kingdom. Both sides have fought a total of 15 armed conflicts against each other, with 1 of them being an Irish victory, 12 of them being a British victory, 1 having another result and 1 being an internal conflict (civil war).
Charles I was executed in 1649 and his son Charles II was recognised by some Irish lords as King of Ireland. The Interregnum began with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales ruled by the Council of State, then the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1649–1658) and his son Richard Cromwell (1658–1659).
In September 1914, just as the First World War broke out, the UK Parliament finally passed the Government of Ireland Act 1914 to establish self-government for Ireland, condemned by the dissident nationalists' All-for-Ireland League party as a "partition deal". The Act was suspended for the duration of the war, expected to last only a year.