enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland...

    The border at Killeen (viewed from the UK side) marked only by a metric (km/h) speed limit sign. Originally intended as an internal boundary within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the border was created in 1921 under the United Kingdom Parliament's Government of Ireland Act 1920. [5]

  3. British rule in Ireland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_rule_in_Ireland

    Map of areas of influence in Ireland c. 1450. From the late 12th century, the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland resulted in Anglo-Norman control of much of Ireland, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty. [2] [3] By the late Late Middle Ages, Anglo-Norman control was limited to an area around Dublin known as the Pale. [4]

  4. Ireland–United Kingdom relations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland–United_Kingdom...

    A political map of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies - The Irish state's official name is "Ireland" but the description "Republic of Ireland" is used for it in the map. The term British Isles to refer to the entire archipelago is an officially disputed term by Ireland as, by definition, not all the isles are "British".

  5. Ireland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland

    Ireland fields a single national rugby team and a single association, the Irish Rugby Football Union, governs the sport across the island. The Irish rugby team have played in every Rugby World Cup, making the quarter-finals in eight of them. [196] Ireland also hosted games during the 1991 and the 1999 Rugby World Cups (including a quarter-final).

  6. Partition of Ireland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland

    Political map of present-day Ireland. The Partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the process by which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK) divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

  7. British Isles - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Archipelago in north-western Europe This article is about the geographical archipelago. For those parts under British sovereignty, see British Islands. British Isles Other native names Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish) Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh) Enesow Bretennek (Cornish) Eileanan ...

  8. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great...

    The trend of emigration would continue in Ireland for decades and Ireland's population has never recovered to its pre-famine levels. The Irish language was almost wiped out. The failure of the British government to respond to the crisis in the eyes of the Irish people would lead to a growth in resentment of Britain and a rise in Irish nationalism.

  9. England - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England

    Each group of squares in the map key is 20% of total number of districts. With over 56 million inhabitants, England is by far the most populous country of the United Kingdom, accounting for 84% of the combined total. [4] England taken as a unit and measured against international states would be the 26th largest country by population in the ...