ireland

1. A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland;
   Achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 (synset 108908903)
   domain member region:

   • cira, continuity army council, continuity irish republican army - a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
   • catholic reaction force, inla, irish national liberation army, people's liberation army, people's republican army - a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland
   • ira, irish republican army, provisional ira, provisional irish republican army, provos - a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
   • dissident irish republican army, real ira, real irish republican army, rira - a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement
   is an instance of: european country, european nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent
   belongs to:

   • british commonwealth, commonwealth of nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
   • common market, ec, eec, eu, europe, european community, european economic community, european union - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
   has:

   • capital of ireland, dublin, irish capital - capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
   • cork - a port city in southern Ireland
   • galway - a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
   • limerick - port city in southwestern Ireland
   • tara - a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
   • waterford - a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
   is a part of:

   • emerald isle, hibernia, ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
   • europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
   same as: eire, irish republic, republic of ireland
2. An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (synset 108878165)
   domain member region:

   • battle of boyne, boyne - a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
   • drogheda - in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
   • water spaniel - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl
   • shillalah, shillelagh - a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)
   • patronym, patronymic - a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
   • irish, irish gaelic - the Celtic language of Ireland
   • keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
   • ceilidh - an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
   • barmbrack - a rich currant cake or bun
   • ben - a mountain or tall hill
   • ana - mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
   • aengus, angus, angus og, oengus - Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
   • boann - Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
   • brigit - Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
   • dagda - chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
   • dana, danu - Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
   • fomor, fomorian - one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature
   • gwydion - Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
   • ler, lir - the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
   • lug, lugh - ancient Celtic god
   • manannan - Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler
   • morrigan, morrigu - Celtic war goddess
   • tuatha de, tuatha de danann - group of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age
   • banshee, banshie - (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
   • macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling
   • o'toole, peter o'toole, peter seamus o'toole - British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
   is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
   specific instances: erin - an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
   member holonym:

   • irelander, irish person - a native or inhabitant of Ireland
   • irishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
   • irishwoman - a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
   has:

   • aran islands - three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay
   • northern ireland - a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
   • eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
   is a part of: british isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic
   same as: emerald isle, hibernia

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