Irish independence may refer to:
- Irish War of Independence – a guerrilla war fought between the Irish Republican Army, under the Irish Republic, and the United Kingdom
- Anglo-Irish Treaty – the treaty that brought the Irish War of Independence to a close
- Irish Free State – the state that seceded from the United Kingdom following the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or independence:
“The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted blood of all the world.”
—Norman Mailer (b. 1923)
“Hail, Columbia! happy land!
Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
And when the storm of war was gone,
Enjoyed the peace your valor won.
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost;”
—Joseph Hopkinson (1770–1842)