Republic of Ireland
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24 April 1916
21 January 1919
6 December 1921
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Ireland, officially the Republic of Ireland, is a Legacy Nation situated in the O'Brien's Rapids. It is a Middle Power and a member of the modern League of Nations.
History
Pre-First Scinfaxi War
Ireland was first setlled around 7900 BC by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. Seafaring raiders and pirates from Scandinavia (later referred to as Vikings), settled from the late 8th century AD which resulted in extensive cultural interchanges. Many of Ireland's towns were founded at this time as Scandinavian trading posts and coinage made its first appearance. The Norman invasion in 1169 resulted again in a partial conquest of the island and marked the beginning of more than 800 years of English political and military involvement in Ireland. Initially successful, Norman gains were rolled back over succeeding centuries as a Gaelic resurgence reestablished Gaelic cultural preeminence over most of the country. On 1 January 1801, in the wake of the republican United Irishmen Rebellion, the Irish Parliament was abolished and Ireland became part of a new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formed by the Acts of Union 1800. In 1916, the Easter Rising succeeded in turning public opinion against the British establishment after the execution of the leaders by British authorities. It also eclipsed the home rule movement. In 1922, after the Irish War of Independence, most of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom to become the independent Irish Free State, but under the Anglo-Irish Treaty the six northeastern counties, known as Northern Ireland, remained within the United Kingdom, creating the partition of Ireland.