Definition of ireland Ireland

/ajˈɚlʌnd/ - [ayerlund] - Ire•land

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ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
		Hibernia, Emerald Isle
		british isles Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
		aran islands three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
		northern ireland a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
		eire, irish republic, republic of ireland, ireland an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
		irelander, irish person a native or inhabitant of Ireland
		irishman a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
		irishwoman a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
		Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire
		emerald isle, hibernia, ireland an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
		europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
		british commonwealth, commonwealth of nations an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
		common market, ec, eec, european community, european economic community, european union, eu, europe an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
		capital of ireland, dublin, irish capital capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
		cork the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
		galway a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
		limerick a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
		tara a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

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ireland
A country in Western Europe with capital Dublin.
ireland
An island in the Atlantic Ocean, the third largest of Europe.

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ireland
Anciently named Ierne and Hibernia, is said to have been first colonized by Phœnicians. Some assert that Partholani landed in Ireland about 2048 B.C.; that the descent of the Damnonii was made about 1403 B.C.; and that this was followed by the descent of Herber and Heremon, Milesian princes, from Galicia, Spain, who conquered Ireland, and gave to the throne 171 kings. The Danes and Normans invaded Ireland in 795; but were totally defeated by Brian Boriomhe at Clontarf, April 23, 1014. In 1172, King Henry II. of England invaded Ireland with a formidable armament, and received homage from several of the minor native chiefs, and from the chief Norman adventurers, granting to the latter charters authorizing them, as his subjects, to take possession of the entire island in his name; which they partially succeeded in accomplishing. Subsequently the authority of the English crown became limited to a few towns on the coast, and the district termed “the Pale,” comprising a small circuit about Dublin and Drogheda. Henry II. received the title of “king of Ireland” in 1541, by an act passed by the Anglo-Irish Parliament in Dublin; and about the same period, some of the native princes were induced to acknowledge him as their sovereign, and to accept peerages. The attempts of the English government to introduce the reformed faith stirred up dissensions in Ireland. Among the first to revolt was the Earl of Desmond, after whose death, in 1583, his vast estates in Munster were parceled out to English settlers. Soon after the chief clans of Ulster took up arms; and in opposing them, the forces of Queen Elizabeth, commanded by officers of high military reputation, encountered many reverses, the most serious of which was that in 1598 at the battle of the Yellow Ford, where the English army was routed and its general slain. Philip III. of Spain, at the solicitation of the Irish chief, dispatched a body of troops to their assistance in 1601, which landed in the extreme south, instead of in the north, as had been expected, were unable to effect anything, and were constrained, to surrender. Although Elizabeth was supported by numbers of native Irish, the northern chiefs, O’Neill and O’Donnell, held out till the queen’s government came to terms with them in 1603, recognizing them as earls of Tyrone and Tirconnell. In 1608 these noblemen having apprehensions for their personal safety quitted Ireland, and retired to the continent. Their withdrawal enabled James I. to carry out that project of parceling out the north of Ireland to Protestant Scotch and English settlers. The Irish took advantage of the contentions in England to rise in insurrection (1641) and massacre the Protestants. It is believed that nearly 40,000 fell victims to their fury. The country continued in a state of anarchy till 1649. when Cromwell overran it. At the revolution the native Irish generally took the part of James II., the English and Scotch “colonists” that of William and Mary; and the war was kept up for four years (1688-1692). The Irish again rebelled in 1798, and were not suppressed until 1800. Ireland was incorporated with England and Scotland in 1801. Several insurrections have taken place since the latter date but were quickly suppressed. For important military events in Ireland, see separate articles.

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Ireland is an island of Europe off the west coast of the European mainland. To the west of Ireland is the Atlantic Ocean; to the east of Ireland, across the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain.

The island of Ireland, called "Éire" ("Ae-ra") in the Irish language, is about long and about wide. Six million people live in Ireland.

The River Shannon, which runs from north to south, is the longest river. Ireland has many lakes (or Loughs). Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland, is the largest lake in Ireland, or the British Isles. Ireland is known for its beautiful landscapes, history, and mythology.

The capital of the Republic of Ireland is called Dublin. It is in the east of the country and built on the river Liffey. More than one million people live in Dublin.