Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ YRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe and the twentieth-largest in the world.
This is a list of articles worth reading to fully understand the island. It is split into 4 sections: History, Geography, Politics and Culture.
For an overview of Irish history, see Timeline of Irish history.
History
Prehistory
Protohistory
Early history
800-1169
Viking battles fought around the same time
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill and Brian Boru (980–1022)
Reform of the Irish Church
1169-1536
- Normans in Ireland
- Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland
- Siege of Wexford (1169)
- Siege of Dublin (1171)
- Battle of Thurles
- John's first expedition to Ireland
- Sieges of Galway
- Battle of Ballyshannon (1247)
- First Battle of Athenry
- Battle of Magh Slecht
- Battle of Creadran Cille
- Battle of Down
- Battle of Callann
- Mangerton Mountain#Tooreencormick battle site
- Battle of Áth an Chip
- Bruce campaign in Ireland
- Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland
Rest of the Anglo-Norman battles
- Battle of Ardnocher
- Battle of Fiodh-an-Átha
- Battle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-Ele
- Battle of Ros-Mhic-Thriúin
- Battle of Tragh-Bhaile
- Battle of Cluain Immorrais
- Battle of Knockdoe
- Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare#Kildare rebellion (1534-1535)
- Battle of Belahoe
- Lordship of Ireland
- Parliament of Ireland
- House of Burgh
1536-1691
After the Earl of Essex was killed
- Siege of Donegal
- Siege of Kinsale
- Battle of Castlehaven
- Siege of Dunboy
- Burning of Dungannon
- Plantation of Ulster
- Flight of the Earls
- Irish rebellion of 1641
- Confederate Ireland
- Siege of Limerick (1642)
- Battle of Glenmaquin
- Sieges of Galway#Lord Forbe's siege of 1642
- Battle of Liscarroll
- Battle of New Ross (1643)
- Battle of Cloughleagh
- Battle of Clones
- Battle of Portlester
- Siege of Duncannon
- Battle of Benburb
- Battle of Dungan's Hill
- Sack of Cashel
- Battle of Knocknanuss
- Siege of Dublin (1649)
- Battle of Rathmines
- Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
- Stuart Restoration
- Williamite War in Ireland
- Protestant Ascendancy
- Penal Laws (Ireland)
1691-1800
- Irish Patriot Party#Grattan's Patriots
- Society of United Irishmen
- French expedition to Ireland (1796)
- Irish Rebellion of 1798 (A full list of battles is shown in the article.)
1801-1923
- Parliament of Ireland
- Acts of Union 1800
- Irish rebellion of 1803
- Catholic Emancipation
- Young Ireland
- Great Famine (Ireland)
- Land War
- Gaelic revival
- Irish Home Rule movement
- Irish revolutionary period
- Irish War of Independence
- Irish Republican Army (1919-1922)
- Irish Republic
- 3rd Tipperary Brigade
- President of Dáil Éireann
- Irish soviets
- Rescue at Knocklong
- Dáil Courts
- The Squad (Irish Republican Army unit)
- 1920 Irish local elections
- Black and Tans
- Mountjoy Prison
- The Troubles (1920-1922)
- Holywell Ambush
- Restoration of Order in Ireland Act 1920
- 1920 Cork hunger strike
- Templemore apparitions
- Sack of Balbriggan
- Rineen ambush
- Tooreen ambush
- Siege of Tralee
- Piltown Cross ambush
- Battle of Ballinalee
- Cairo Gang
- Bloody Sunday (1920)
- Kilmichael ambush
- Burning of Cork
- Government of Ireland Act 1920
- Pickardstown ambush
- Drumcondra ambush
- Clonfin ambush
- Upton train ambush
- Clonmult ambush
- Coolavokig ambush
- Sheemore ambush
- Clonbanin ambush
- Kilfaul ambush
- Selton Hill ambush
- Burgery ambush
- Crossbarry ambush
- Headford ambush
- Scramoge ambush
- Tourmakeady ambush
- Anglo-Irish Treaty
- Michael Collins (Irish leader)
- Éamon De Valera
- Irish Civil War
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