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 say your trouble is their
trouble and your
joy their joy? I wish
I could believe it;
I am troubled, I’m dissatisfied, I’m Irish.”
—Marianne Moore (1887–1972)
“We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.”
—Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689–1755)