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.

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.

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.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Great Britain, Ireland: two islands off the north-west coast of the European mainland.

(rare) The archipelago in the North Atlantic comprising Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands.

shortened form of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922-Present) Abbreviation: GBNI.

The name of the British state when Great Britain and Ireland were a republic ruled by Oliver Cromwell.

(historical) The British state when Great Britain and Ireland were a republic ruled by Oliver Cromwell.

The official name of the United Kingdom 1801-1927 (before being renamed by the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922).