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This is alist of conflicts inIreland, includingwars, armedrebellions,battles andskirmishes. Irish Warriors participated in many wars in Europe and “England” as well and are not completely recognized on this page.
| Year(s) | Conflict | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 917–1014 | Viking wars in Ireland | |
| 1169–75 | Norman invasion of Ireland | |
| 1315–18 | Bruce campaign in Ireland | Part of theFirst War of Scottish Independence |
| 1333–38 | Burke Civil War | A conflict among theHouse of Burke |
| 1534–1603 | Tudor conquest of Ireland | IncludesKildare Rebellion 1534,First Desmond Rebellion 1569–73,Second Desmond Rebellion 1579–83 andNine Years' War 1594–1603 |
| 1641–53 | Irish Confederate Wars | Includes,Irish Rebellion of 1641 1641–42 andCromwellian conquest of Ireland 1649–53 |
| 1689–91 | Williamite–Jacobite War | Part of theWar of the Grand Alliance |
| 1798 | Irish Rebellion of 1798 | |
| 1803 | Irish Rebellion of 1803 | |
| 1831–36 | Tithe War | |
| 1848 | Young Irelander Rebellion | |
| 1867 | Fenian Rising | |
| 1870–93 | Land War | |
| 1916 | Easter Rising | Part of theIrish revolutionary period |
| 1919–22 | Irish War of Independence | Part of the Irish revolutionary period |
| 1922–23 | Irish Civil War | Part of the Irish revolutionary period |
| 1942–44 | Northern Campaign | Irish republican campaign against the state of Northern Ireland |
| 1956–62 | Border Campaign | Irish republican campaign against the state of Northern Ireland |
| 1968–98 | The Troubles | The Troubles was a violent conflict (1960s–1998) in Northern Ireland betweennationalists andunionists, ending with the Good Friday Agreement. |
| 1996–Present | Dissident Irish republican campaign | The Dissident Irish republican campaign is an ongoing conflict by paramilitary groups opposing the Good Friday Agreement, using violence to seek a united Ireland. |
TheAnnals of the Four Masters, written in the 17th century, records a number battles as having taken place in prehistoric Ireland. These include:
c. 1570–1583, between the sons ofRichard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde
First Desmond Rebellion (1569–1573)
Second Desmond Rebellion (1579–1583)
Several fragments of the rebel armies of the Summer of 1798 survived to fight on both in the hope of the rebellion breaking out again and of French aid. The main guerrilla groupings were:
Only the major engagements of this period are listed below.