Ireland commonly refers to:

• Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe, on which are located:
  • The present-day sovereign state named Ireland, consisting of most of the island
  • The present-day constituent country of the United Kingdom named Northern Ireland, consisting of the north-eastern sixth of the island

The island has formerly been subject to a number of political arrangements (arranged in reverse chronological order):

• 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, the independent state declared between 1919 and 1922
• Southern Ireland, the name, from 1921 to 1922, of the 26-county constituent country of the United Kingdom established on 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 prior to the Norman invasion

Contents 1 Irish Ireland 2 Other derivatives 2.1 Place names 2.2 People 2.3 Other names 3 References

[edit] Irish Ireland

• Éire
• Irish (disambiguation)

[edit] Other derivatives

[edit] 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

[edit] People

• Alexander Ireland (1901-1966), British boxer
• Andy Ireland (born 1930), American politician
• Anthony Ireland (born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Betty Ireland (born 1946), American politician
• 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:
  • 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
• 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:
  • 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
• 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
• Samuel Ireland (1744-1800), British author
• Stephen Ireland (born 1986), Irish footballer
• Tim Ireland (baseball) (born 1953), American baseball player
• William Henry Ireland (1775-1835), English forger of Shakespearean documents and plays

[edit] Other names

• RMS Empress of Ireland which sank in 1914 with a loss of 1012 lives

[edit] References

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