State

Ireland

country in Northwestern Europe

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1177–1945
Founded
1177
Capital
Dublin
Government
republic, unitary state
Languages
Irish, English
Preceded by
Irish Free State

Overview

Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in Northwestern Europe. It consists of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island, with a population of over 1.5 million. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the Oireachtas, consists of a lower house, Dáil Éireann; an upper house, Seanad Éireann; and an elected president (Uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the Taoiseach (prime minister, lit. 'chief'), elected by the Dáil and appointed by the president, who appoints other government ministers.

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All rulers (2)

  1. Douglas Hyde1938–1945
  2. Seán T. O'Kelly1945–1959

Records (115)

  1. 634 CE — Battle of Loch TrethinBattle
  2. 908 CE — Battle of BellaghmoonBattle
  3. 919 CE — Battle of IslandbridgeBattle
  4. 980 CE — Battle of TaraBattle
  5. 1000 — Battle of GlenmamaBattle
  6. 1014 — Battle of ClontarfBattle
  7. 1169 — Siege of WexfordSiege
  8. 1171 — Siege of DublinSiege
  9. 1247 — Battle of BallyshannonBattle
  10. 1249 — First Battle of AthenryBattle
  11. 1256 — Battle of Magh SlechtBattle
  12. 1257 — Battle of Creadran CilleBattle
  13. 1261 — Battle of CallannBattle
  14. 1270 — Battle of Áth an ChipBattle
  15. 1315 — Battle of KellsBattle
  16. 1316 — Battle of SkerriesBattle
  17. 1316 — Second Battle of AthenryBattle
  18. 1317 — Battle of Lough RaskaBattle
  19. 1318 — Battle of FaughartBattle
  20. 1318 — Battle of Dysert O'DeaBattle
  21. 1329 — Braganstown massacreMassacre
  22. 1406 — Battle of Cluain ImmorraisBattle
  23. 1462 — Battle of PiltownBattle
  24. 1495 — Siege of WaterfordSiege
  25. 1534–1535 — Kildare RebellionRebellion
  26. 1557 — Battle of Binnion HillBattle
  27. 1565 — Battle of AffaneBattle
  28. 1567 — Battle of FarsetmoreBattle
  29. 1580 — Battle of GlenmalureBattle
  30. 1599 — Battle of Curlew PassBattle
  31. 1599 — Siege of Cahir CastleSiege
  32. 1600 — Battle of LiffordBattle
  33. 1601–1602 — Siege of KinsaleSiege
  34. 1601 — Siege of DonegalSiege
  35. 1602 — Siege of DunboySiege
  36. 1602 — Dursey MassacreMassacre
  37. 1608 — Siege of Tory IslandSiege
  38. 1641 — Irish Rebellion of 1641Rebellion
  39. 1641 — Battle of JulianstownBattle
  40. 1641–1642 — Siege of DroghedaSiege
  41. 1641 — Portadown MassacreMassacre
  42. 1642 — Battle of LiscarrollBattle
  43. 1642 — Battle of KilrushBattle
  44. 1642 — Siege of LimerickSiege
  45. 1642 — Battle of GlenmaquinBattle
  46. 1643 — Battle of New RossBattle
  47. 1643 — Battle of CloughleaghBattle
  48. 1643 — Battle of ClonesBattle
  49. 1643 — Battle of PortlesterBattle
  50. 1645 — Siege of DuncannonSiege
  51. 1647 — Battle of Dungan's HillBattle
  52. 1647 — Battle of KnocknanussBattle
  53. 1649 — Siege of DroghedaSiege
  54. 1649 — Battle of RathminesBattle
  55. 1649 — Sack of WexfordSiege
  56. 1649 — Siege of DublinSiege
  57. 1649 — Battle of ArklowBattle
  58. 1650 — Battle of MacroomBattle
  59. 1650 — Battle of TecroghanBattle
  60. 1650 — Battle of Meelick IslandBattle
  61. 1650 — Siege of KilkennySiege
  62. 1650 — Siege of WaterfordSiege
  63. 1651 — Siege of LimerickSiege
  64. 1651 — Battle of KnocknaclashyBattle
  65. 1653 — Irish Confederate WarsWar
  66. 1690 — Battle of the BoyneBattle
  67. 1690 — Siege of LimerickSiege
  68. 1690 — Battle of CavanBattle
  69. 1690 — Siege of AthloneSiege
  70. 1690 — Siege of CorkSiege
  71. 1691 — Treaty of LimerickTreaty
  72. 1691 — Battle of AughrimBattle
  73. 1691 — Siege of LimerickSiege
  74. 1691 — Siege of AthloneSiege
  75. 1798 — Irish Rebellion of 1798Rebellion
  76. 1798 — Battle of Vinegar HillBattle
  77. 1798 — Battle of CastlebarBattle
  78. 1798 — Battle of ProsperousBattle
  79. 1798 — Battle of New RossBattle
  80. 1798 — Battle of BallinamuckBattle
  81. 1798 — Battle of KillalaBattle
  82. 1798 — Battle of Tara HillBattle
  83. 1798 — Battle of Ballymore-EustaceBattle
  84. 1798 — Battle of CarlowBattle
  85. 1798 — Battle of ArklowBattle
  86. 1798 — Battle of Oulart HillBattle
  87. 1798 — Battle of CollooneyBattle
  88. 1798 — Battle of NewtownmountkennedyBattle
  89. 1798 — Battle of KilcullenBattle
  90. 1798 — Battle of Three RocksBattle
  91. 1798 — Battle of EnniscorthyBattle
  92. 1798 — Battle of BunclodyBattle
  93. 1798 — Scullabogue Barn massacreMassacre
  94. 1798 — Gibbet Rath massacreMassacre
  95. 1798 — Battle of FoulksmillsBattle
  96. 1798 — Battle of NaasBattle
  97. 1798 — Battle of the HarrowBattle
  98. 1798 — Battle of BallinaBattle
  99. 1798 — Battle of the Big CrossBattle
  100. 1798 — Battle of RathanganBattle
  101. 1798 — Massacre of Dunlavin GreenMassacre
  102. 1803 — Irish Rebellion of 1803Rebellion
  103. 1834 — Rathcormac massacreMassacre
  104. 1913–1914 — Dublin lock-outUprising
  105. 1913 — Bloody SundayRebellion
  106. 1916 — Easter RisingRebellion
  107. 1916 — Battle of Mount Street BridgeBattle
  108. 1920 — Bloody SundayMassacre
  109. 1920 — Battle of BallinaleeBattle
  110. 1920 — Siege of TraleeSiege
  111. 1921 — Crossbarry AmbushBattle
  112. 1922–1923 — Irish Civil WarWar
  113. 1922 — Battle of DublinBattle
  114. 1922 — Battle of KilmallockBattle
  115. 1922 — Battle of NewportBattle

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