Irish Republican Army

Irish Republican Army
Any of several Irish guerrilla or terrorist organisations fighting British rule in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) since the early 20th century.

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  • Irish Republican Army — n. 1. a paramilitary organization formed in 1919 to fight for Irish independence from England 2. either of the two branches (Official and Provisional) of a similar present day organization seeking Northern Ireland s independence from the United… …   English World dictionary

  • Irish Republican Army —   [ aɪrɪʃrɪ pʌblɪkən ɑːmi, englisch], irische Untergrundorganisation, IRA …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Irish Republican Army — This article is about the historical organisation that fought in the Easter Rising of 1916 and the Irish War of Independence of 1919–21. For the groups that existed from 1922–1969, see Irish Republican Army (1922–1969). For later republican… …   Wikipedia

  • Irish Republican Army — Die Irish Republican Army (IRA) (deutsch „Irisch Republikanische Armee“, irisch Óglaigh na hÉireann[1]) war eine paramilitärische irisch republikanische Organisation. Ihr Ziel war die völlige Unabhängigkeit ganz Irlands gegenüber… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Irish Republican Army — noun 1. an Irish volunteer military organisation formed in 1913 to fight for Irish independence from Britain; took part in the Easter Rising in 1916, the war of independence 1919–21 and the subsequent civil war 1922–23. 2. a militant Irish… …  

  • Irish Republican Army — an underground Irish nationalist organization founded to work for Irish independence from Great Britain: declared illegal by the Irish government in 1936, but continues activity aimed at the unification of the Republic of Ireland and Northern… …   Universalium

  • Irish Republican Army — Armée républicaine irlandaise L Armée Républicaine Irlandaise ou IRA (acronyme anglais de l Irish Republican Army en gaélique irlandais, Óglaigh Na hEireann) est le nom porté, depuis le début du XXe siècle, par plusieurs organisations… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Irish Republican Army — noun a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland • Syn: ↑IRA, ↑Provisional Irish Republican Army,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Irish Republican Army (Begriffsklärung) — Irish Republican Army (IRA) ist die Selbstbezeichnung von verschiedenen paramilitärischen irisch republikanischen Gruppierungen: Irish Republican Army (1919 1969) Nordirlandkonflikt: Provisional Irish Republican Army (einer der Hauptakteure im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) — This article deals with the Irish republican organisation opposed to the Anglo Irish Treaty, styling itself Irish Republican Army , as it existed from the time of the Treaty in 1921 to the split between the Official Irish Republican Army and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Irish Republican Army (1922-1969) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir IRA, Armée républicaine irlandaise et Óglaigh na hÉireann. L Irish Republican Army (irlandais : Óglaigh na hÉireann, français : Armée républicaine irlandaise, Irregulars, Les irréguliers, IRA) est une… …   Wikipédia en Français

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