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This is a list of conflicts in Ireland, including wars, armed rebellions, battles and skirmishes. Irish Warriors participated in many wars in Europe and “England” as well and are not completely recognized on this page.
Kingdom of Ireland (Provinces of Munster and Leinster) Second Desmond Rebellion: FitzGeralds of Desmond and allied clans 1593–1603 Kingdom of Ireland Nine Years' War: Hugh Ó Neill, Hugh Ó Donnell and allied clans 1608 Kingdom of Ireland (County Donegal) O'Doherty's rebellion: Sir Cahir O'Doherty: 1641 Kingdom of Ireland Irish Rebellion of 1641
During these early raids the Vikings also travelled to the west coast of Ireland to the Skellig Islands located off the coast of County Kerry. The early raids on Ireland seem to have been aristocratic free enterprise, and named leaders appear in the Irish annals: Saxolb (Soxulfr) in 837 , Turges (Þurgestr) in 845 , Agonn (Hákon) in 847 .
Early Viking raids were generally fast-paced and small in scale. These early raids interrupted the golden age of Christian Irish culture and marked the beginning of two centuries of intermittent warfare, with waves of Viking raiders plundering monasteries and towns throughout Ireland. Most of those early raiders came from western Norway.
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Ireland and its predecessor states, since the Irish War of Independence. Since the 1930s, the state has had a policy of neutrality and has only been involved in conflicts as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions. There have been many wars on the island of Ireland throughout
Murad's crew, made up of European renegades [a] and Algerians, launched their covert attack on the remote village of Baltimore on 20 June 1631. [5] [2] They captured at least 107 villagers, [6] mostly English settlers along with some local Irish people (some reports put the number as high as 237). [7]
Naval-based warfare became something of a regular occurrence in early 12th century Ireland. The Annals of Inisfallen note raids of this nature occurring in 1100, 1101, 1119, and 1124. Perhaps this was what led to Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair to build Dún Béal Gallimhe in 1124.
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).