** Abban of Ireland

** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a sovereign state from 1801 to 1922 ( and between 1922 and 1927 in its superseded form )

** Bangor ( Northern Ireland Parliament constituency )

** Bangor ( Parliament of Ireland constituency ), until 1800

** Canals of Ireland

** Down ( Northern Ireland Parliament constituency )

** Brigid, patron saint of Ireland

** Scotland versus Ireland

** Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom

** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state

** Irish ( Junior Cert ), a subject of the Junior Cycle examination in Secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland

** Columba, Abbot of Iona: Ireland and Scotland, 597 CE ( Anglican Communion )

** Little Christmas ( Ireland )

** Historic start of the new year ( Lady Day ) in England, Wales, Ireland, and the future United States until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752.

** Uilleann pipes, a unique form of bagpipes originating in Ireland

** Northern Ireland peace process, efforts from c. 1993 to end " the Troubles "

** WWI: is torpedoed and sunk off the east coast of Ireland by German submarine U-55 ; 218 of the 223 on board are rescued.

** WWI: Action of 17 November 1917: United States Navy destroyers USS Fanning and USS Nicholson capture Imperial German Navy U-boat SM U-58 off the south-west coast of Ireland, the first combat action in which U. S. ships take a submarine ( which is then scuttled ).

** Jack Lynch, Prime Minister of Ireland ( d. 1999 )

** Downing Street Declaration: The United Kingdom commits itself to the search for an answer to the problems of Northern Ireland.

** The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is set up in Northern Ireland, as part of a peace process.

** Judy Garland opens the first of 14 concerts in Dublin, Ireland at the Theatre Royal.

** Mary McAleese, 8th President of Ireland

** Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach of Ireland