Has Britain ever invaded Ireland?

They knew that the best way to defeat the cunning Irish was to suppress the entire country, which would have cost a fortune … or they could just build a big wall around the greater Dublin area and put signs on it saying, 'Beyond this wall is Britain. No Irish, no savages, no dogs! read more

No, Britain never invaded Ireland. The British presence started when the Anglo-Normans were invited over to fight for one of the Irish provincial kings who was fighting a turf war. From that excursion settlements grew up although many of the Anglo’s went native. read more

The Normans invaded Britain in 1066, they landed in Ireland a century later in 1169. For most of the Middle Ages Ireland was ruled as a separate kingdom under the British Crown. Although the area they controlled was not the whole country, just the eastern part shown in dark red on the left. read more

Ireland was bound to be invaded, and it already had during the Viking Age. Ireland was never truly united since there were multiple powers all vying for top dog. This makes a country an easy target for an invasion. read more