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{{Selfref|For the Wikipedia Manual of Style concerning Ireland-related articles, see [[MOS:IE]]}} |
{{Selfref|For the Wikipedia Manual of Style concerning Ireland-related articles, see [[MOS:IE]]}} |
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'''Ireland''' |
'''Ireland''' usually refers to: |
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**[[Northern Ireland]], a constituent country of the United Kingdom that comprises the north-eastern sixth of the island |
**[[Northern Ireland]], a constituent country of the United Kingdom that comprises the north-eastern sixth of the island |
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The island was formerly subject to a number of political arrangements (arranged in reverse chronological order): |
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'''Ireland''' may also refer: |
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==Former political arrangements== |
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* [[Irish Free State]], the name, from 1922 to 1937, of the dominion comprising briefly all of Ireland and thereafter 26 of the island's 32 counties |
* [[Irish Free State]], the name, from 1922 to 1937, of the dominion comprising briefly all of Ireland and thereafter 26 of the island's 32 counties |
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* [[Irish Republic]], an unrecognised independent state declared between 1919 and 1922 |
* [[Irish Republic]], an unrecognised independent state declared between 1919 and 1922 |
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* [[Lordship of Ireland]], a nominally all-island Irish state created in the wake of the Norman invasion of the east coast of Ireland in 1169 |
* [[Lordship of Ireland]], a nominally all-island Irish state created in the wake of the Norman invasion of the east coast of Ireland in 1169 |
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* [[Gaelic Ireland]], the political order that existed in Ireland before the Norman invasion |
* [[Gaelic Ireland]], the political order that existed in Ireland before the Norman invasion |
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==Irish Ireland== |
==Irish Ireland== |
Revision as of 00:52, 4 August 2014
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Ireland usually refers to:
- Ireland, an island in north-western Europe, and the countries located on it:
- Republic of Ireland, or Ireland (Irish: [Éire] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), a sovereign state that comprises about five-sixths of the island
- Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom that comprises the north-eastern sixth of the island
Ireland may also refer:
Former political arrangements
- Irish Free State, the name, from 1922 to 1937, of the dominion comprising briefly all of Ireland and thereafter 26 of the island's 32 counties
- Irish Republic, an unrecognised independent state declared between 1919 and 1922
- Southern Ireland, the name, from 1921 to 1922, of a 26-county constituent country of the United Kingdom established on the same day as Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the name of the state of which Ireland formed a part between 1801 and 1922
- Kingdom of Ireland, the name given to the Irish state from 1541 to 1801
- Lordship of Ireland, a nominally all-island Irish state created in the wake of the Norman invasion of the east coast of Ireland in 1169
- Gaelic Ireland, the political order that existed in Ireland before the Norman invasion
(arranged in reverse chronological order)
Irish Ireland
Other derivatives
Place names
- Ireland, Bedfordshire, a village in England
- Ireland, Indiana, United States
- Ireland, West Virginia, United States
- Ireland Island, Bermuda, the northwesternmost island in the chain which comprises Bermuda
- New Ireland (island), in Papua New Guinea
People
- Alexander Ireland (1901–1966), British boxer
- Andy Ireland (born 1930), American politician
- Anthony Ireland (disambiguation)
- Betty Ireland (born 1946), American politician
- Bill Ireland (1927–2007), American college sports coach
- Billy Ireland (1880–1935), American cartoonist
- Brian Ireland (born 1980), American drummer for Something Corporate
- Colin Ireland (born 1954), British serial killer known as the "Gay Slayer"
- Danny Ireland (born 1990), Australian football player
- David Ireland (disambiguation):
- David Ireland (artist) (1930–2009), American artist
- David Ireland (author) (born 1927), Australian novelist
- David Ireland (colonel) (1832–1864), American soldier
- Doug Ireland (born 1946), American journalist
- Gary Ireland (born 1961), Australian cricketer
- Innes Ireland (1930–1993), Scottish race car driver
- Jake Ireland (born 1946), Canadian football referee
- Jeff Ireland, American football administrator
- Jill Ireland (1936–1990), English actress
- John Ireland (disambiguation):
- John Ireland (politician) (1827–1896), American politician
- John Ireland (archbishop) (1838–1918), American religious leader and academic
- John Ireland (composer) (1879–1962), English composer
- John Ireland (actor) (1914–1992), Canadian actor
- John de Courcy Ireland (1911–2006), Irish historian and activist
- Kathy Ireland (born 1963), American model, actress, author, and entrepreneur
- Kenny Ireland (born 1947), Scottish director and actor
- Kylie Ireland (born 1970), American pornographic actress and radio show host
- Marin Ireland, American actress
- Mike Ireland (born 1974), Canadian speed skater
- Patricia Ireland (born 1945), American feminist and administrator
- Paul Ireland (born 1970), Scottish actor
- Samuel Ireland (1744–1800), British author
- Stephen Ireland (born 1986), Irish footballer
- Tim Ireland (born 1953), American baseball player
- Walter Ireland (1923–2010), American politician
- William Henry Ireland (1775–1835), English forger of Shakespearean documents and plays
Other names
- RMS Empress of Ireland an ocean liner which sank in 1914 with a loss of 1012 lives