Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland Ireland † … Catholic encyclopedia
Ireland (disambiguation) — Ireland may refer to: * Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe, on which are located: ** Republic of Ireland, a present day state, consisting of most of the island ** Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the north… … Wikipedia
Ireland — This article is about the island. For the sovereign state of the same name, see Republic of Ireland. For the constituent country of the United Kingdom, see Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Ireland (disambiguation). Coordinates … Wikipedia
Ireland (Home Nation) — Infobox Islands name = Ireland Éire image caption = Northwest of continental Europe with the island of Great Britain to the east location = Western Europe|coordinates = area = km2 to mi2 | 81638.1 |abbr=yes [cite… … Wikipedia
Ireland 1691–1801 — This period in Ireland s history was marked by the dominance of the so called Protestant Ascendancy. These were the descendants of British colonists who had settled in the country in the wake of its conquest by England and colonisation in the… … Wikipedia
Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British … Universalium
1801 — Year 1801 (MDCCCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [ Calendar in year 1801 (Russia) (Julian calendar, starting Tuesday), webpage:… … Wikipedia
1801 in the United Kingdom — The year 1801 saw the establishment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as other events detailed below.Incumbents*Monarch George III of the United Kingdom *Prime… … Wikipedia
Ireland — Since the Middle Ages, and especially since the late sixteenth century, Ireland was an object of English rule, colonial plantation, and settlement by English and Scottish Protestants against the resistance of an Irish population that had been… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Ireland — I. /ˈaɪələnd/ (say uyuhluhnd) noun David Neil, born 1927, Australian novelist; author of The Glass Canoe (1976) and A Woman of the Future (1979). II. /ˈaɪələnd/ (say uyuhluhnd) noun 1. an island off north western Europe, part of the British… …
