Timeline of Irish inventions and discoveries

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Irish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an Irish person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two. Below is a list of such inventions.

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Pre-history

6th century

14th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

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