Military history of Ireland

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The military history of Ireland comprises thousands of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing the island of Ireland.

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The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 saw a large force of Vikings and their Irish allies defeated by the forces of the High King of Ireland. 'Battle of Clontarf', oil on canvas painting by Hugh Frazer, 1826.jpg
The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 saw a large force of Vikings and their Irish allies defeated by the forces of the High King of Ireland.

Ireland was never invaded by the Roman Empire, and the island remained a warring collection of separate kingdoms throughout its early history. Although it is known that the Romans traded with the Irish kingdoms, historically it was thought that the Romans never established a military presence in Ireland. In recent times the find of ruins of a possibly Roman fort in Drumanagh near Dublin has questioned this belief. [1]

After the November 2015 Paris attacks killed more than 130 people in France, the French government invoked a mutual defence clause of the Treaty of Lisbon, asking for military assistance from the European Union. The Irish government agreed to deploy peacekeeping troops to Mali in order to free up French troops stationed there for deployment elsewhere. [2]

Royal Air Force stations in Northern Ireland

NameOpenedClosedCurrent useNotes
RAF Aldergrove February 1918 Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove [3]
RAF Ballyhalbert June 1941February 1946Ballyhalbert Caravan Park [4]
RAF Ballykelly June 1941June 1971 [5]
RAF Bishops Court April 1943December 1990Bishopscourt Racing Circuit [6]
RAF Boa Island May 1944May 1945Slipway [7]
RAF Castle Archdale February 1941January 1958Castle Archdale Caravan Park & Camping Site [8]
RAF Cluntoe October 19421959Ardboe Business Park [9]
RAF Eglinton April 1941 City of Derry Airport [10]
RAF Greencastle July 19421947Farmland [11]
RAF Killadeas March 1941May 1947Marina [12]
RAF Kirkistown July 19411946Kirkistown Circuit [13]
RAF Langford Lodge
No. 20 SLG		May 19411953Industry [14]
RAF Limavady December 19401958Aghanloo Industrial Estate [15]
RAF Long Kesh November 1941October 1947Balmoral Park [16]
RAF Maghaberry
No. 101 Storage Sub Site		November 19411950sMaghaberry Solar Farm [17]
RAF Maydown April 19411947Maydown Industrial Estate [18]
RAF Mullaghmore August 19421946Aghadowey Stadium [19]
RAF Murlough
No. 19 SLG		March 1941February 1945Farmland [20]
RAF Newtownards August 1934 Newtownards Airport [21]
RAF Nutts Corner June 1941September 1963Nutt's Corner Circuit [22]
RAF Omagh 19181930sFarmland [23]
RAF Sandy Bay 1930s1940sMarina [24]
RAF St Angelo
No. 18 SLG
No. 106 Storage Sub Site		April 1941 Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport [25]
RAF Sydenham 1933 George Best Belfast City Airport [26]
RAF Toome January 19431969Creagh Industrial Park [27]

Former Royal Air Force airfields in the Republic

NameOpenedClosedCurrent useNotes
Gormanston August 1918April 1920 [28]
Tallaght August 1918April 1920 [29]
Baldonnel May 1918February 1922 [30]
The Curragh December 1917February 1920 [31]
Fermoy May 1918February 1922 [32]
Limerick Detachment of No. 2 Squadron during 1913 [33]
Rathbone Camp (Birr)September 1913September 1913 [34]
Oranmore May 1918February 1922 [35]
Castlebar May 1918May 1921 [36]

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  2. ↑ "Irish troops set for Africa to ease burden on France". Independent.ie. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aldergrove (Belfast) (Crumlin)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ballyhalbert". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ballykelly". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bishops Court". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boa Island (Rock Bay)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Castle Archdale (Lough Erne)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cluntoe". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Eglinton (City of Derry) (Londonderry)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Greencastle (Kilkeel)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Killadeas". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Kirkistown". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Langford Lodge". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Limavady". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Long Kesh". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Maghaberry". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Maydown". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "Mullaghmore". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Murlough (Dundrum)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  21. ↑ "Newtownards (Ards)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "Nutt's Corner (Belfast)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "Omagh". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Lough Neagh (Sandy Bay)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "St. Angelo (Ballycassidy) (Enniskillen)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Sydenham (Belfast City) (George Best Belfast City)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  27. ↑ "Toome". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  28. ↑ "Gormanston". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  29. ↑ "Tallaght". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  30. ↑ "Baldonnel (Casement)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  31. ↑ "The Curragh". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  32. ↑ "Fermoy". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  33. ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 23.
  34. ↑ "Birr (Rathbone Camp)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  35. ↑ "Oranmore". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  36. ↑ "Castlebar". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

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