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Young Ireland

Young Ireland proper noun: an Irish political, cultural and social movement of the mid-19th century that began as a tendency within Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association but eventually split to found the Irish Confederation in 1847.

Proper noun

Young Ireland

  1. (historical) An Irish political, cultural and social movement of the mid-19th century that began as a tendency within Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association but eventually split to found the Irish Confederation in 1847.

Questions about Young Ireland

What does Young Ireland mean?
Young Ireland means an Irish political, cultural and social movement of the mid-19th century that began as a tendency within Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association but eventually split to found the Irish Confederation in 1847.
What part of speech is Young Ireland?
Young Ireland is a proper noun.

Words near Young Ireland in the dictionary

  1. young hand
  2. young hands
  3. young head
  4. young heads
  5. young ice
  6. Young Ireland
  7. Young Irelander
  8. Young Irelanders
  9. Young Island
  10. Young Italy
  11. young ladies

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