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Irish World War I propaganda recruitment poster, c. 1915, by Hely's Limited, Dublin. During World War I (1914–1918), Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which entered the war in August 1914 as one of the Entente Powers, along with France and Russia.
The 16th (Irish) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised for service during World War I.The division was a voluntary 'Service' formation of Lord Kitchener's New Armies, created in Ireland from the 'National Volunteers', [1] initially in September 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War.
The 36th (Ulster) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Lord Kitchener's New Army, formed in September 1914.Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made up of mainly members of the Ulster Volunteers, who formed thirteen additional battalions for three existing regiments: the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Rifles and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
The main memorials to the Irish war dead, one in France and one in Belgium, are the Ulster Tower and the Island of Ireland Peace Park, unveiled in 1921 and 1998 respectively. Delville Wood Memorial (South Africa) Vimy Memorial (Canada) Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australia) Neuve-Chapelle Memorial (India) Beaumont-Hamel Memorial (Newfoundland)
Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) Irish Republic [1] United Kingdom: Victory. Anglo-Irish Treaty: [2] Dominion status for 26 counties of Southern Ireland as the Irish Free State; 6 counties of Northern Ireland remain part of UK; United Kingdom retains the Ports of Berehaven, Spike Island and Lough Swilly; Irish Civil War (1922–1923 ...
A platoon of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, pictured upon the outbreak of the First World War, 1914. Lieutenant Harold Alexander is seated seventh from the right.. The 1st Battalion, Irish Guards deployed to France, eight days after the United Kingdom had declared war upon the German Empire, as part of 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 2nd Division, and would remain on the Western Front for the ...
M. Dubhaltach Caoch Mac Coisdealbhaigh; Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín; John MacBride; Charles MacCarthy More; Charles MacCarthy (British Army officer) Phelim Reagh MacDavitt
Irish World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross (2 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Irish people of World War I" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.