A large island in northwestern Europe.

A person from Ireland or of Irish descent.

plural of Irelander

plural of Young Irelander

(historical) A supporter of the Young Ireland movement of the mid-19th century, which led changes in Irish nationalism, including an abortive rebellion in 1848.

plural of Northern Irelander

The Irish state under the English monarchs from its creation during the reign of King Henry VIII of England when he elevated Ireland from a lordship to a kingdom, to its abolition in 1801 under King George III, when it joined the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

The Irish state under the English Kings/Queens when the King/Queen of England held the ex officio title Lord of Ireland from the time Pope Adrian IV granted the title to King Henry II of England, until the time King Henry VIII left the Roman Catholic Church and elevated his Irish title to King of Ireland and the Irish state's status from a lordship to a kingdom.

(politics, historical) An Irish political, cultural and social movement of the mid-19th century that began as a tendency within Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association but eventually split to found the Irish Confederation in 1847.

plural of United Irelander