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Visits made by reigning monarchs. No monarch of Scotland prior to the Union of the Crowns visited Ireland. Excludes visits to Northern Ireland since its creation in 1921.

Dates Monarch Duration Locations Notes References
October 18, 1171–mid-Lent 1172 Henry II 5 months Waterford, Dublin, Wexford Norman conquest of Ireland [1]
1185 John Waterford John was Lord of Ireland at this time, but not yet King of England [2]
June 20, 1210–August 25, 1210 John 2 months Waterford, Dublin, Meath, Ardglass, Downpatrick, Carrickfergus By now John was King of England. [3][4]
October 2, 1394– 15 May 1395 Richard II 9 months Waterford, Carlow Nearly 10,000 men and 200 ships crossed to Ireland. Richard received obeisance from 80 Irish chiefs including Art mac Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh and Niall Mór mac Aodha Reamhair. [5][6]
May 29, 1399–27 July 1399 Richard II 2 months Waterford - Kilkenny - Leighlinbridge - Arklow - Dublin - Waterford The purpose of Richard's visit is uncertain. His army was harried by MacMurrough-Kavanagh. While Richard was in Ireland, Henry Bolingbroke arrived in England to claim the throne. [7][8][9][10][6]
August 15, 1649–May 26, 1650 (Old Style) Oliver Cromwell 9 months Dublin, Battle of Rathmines, Siege of Drogheda, Siege of Wexford, Siege of Waterford, Kilkenny, Siege of Clonmel, Youghal Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
March 12, 1689–July 4, 1690 (Old Style) James II 16 Months Kinsale, Dublin, Kilkenny, Siege of Derry, Battle of the Boyne, Dublin, Arklow, Duncannon, Kinsale Williamite war in Ireland; the Patriot Parliament in Dublin proclaimed James the rightful king. [11][12]
June 14, 1690–September 5, 1690 (Old Style) William III Carrickfergus, Newry, Battle of the Boyne, Dublin, Siege of Limerick Williamite war in Ireland; the Convention Parliament in England proclaimed William the rightful king. [12]
12 August–5 September 1821 George IV 24 days Howth, Viceregal Lodge, Slane Castle, Curragh Racecourse, Dunleary Post-coronation visit. George's estranged consort Caroline died the day before his arrival. He made an official entry to Dublin through specially constructed gates on Sackville Street, pointing out to the crowds the shamrock in his hat. The visit was conciliatory to Catholic emancipation. Dunleary was renamed "Kingstown" in honour of his embarkation from there. [13]
2–12 August 1849 Victoria Cove of Cork, Queen's College Cork, Waterford, Kingstown, Dublin, Belfast The visit was controversial, coming soon after the Young Irelander Rebellion, while the Great Famine was not yet over, and with a cholera outbreak in Dublin. Arrived with consort Albert on HMY Victoria and Albert. It was envisaged by Prince Albert as "having more the character of a yachting excursion" than a state visit. Cove was renamed "Queenstown" in her honour. She gave the title Earl of Dublin to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. [14][15][16]
29 August–3 September 1853 Victoria Kingstown, Dublin, Howth Castle Visited the Great Industrial Exhibition in Dublin, and the house of its instigator William Dargan. The visit was postponed when Victoria and Albert contracted measles. Paul Cullen wanted the Catholic bishops to deliver a loyal address, but John MacHale objected. [17][18]
21–29 August 1861 Victoria Kingstown, Dublin, Curragh Camp, Kilmainham, Killarney, Muckross Abbey A private visit with Albert and three children to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who was stationed with the Army at the Curragh. In Killarney she met James O'Connell, brother of Daniel and later first of the O'Connell Baronets [19][20]
April 1900 Victoria Dublin In part to acknowledge Irish soldiers fighting for Britain in the Second Boer War. Victoria visited three Catholic schools: Castleknock College, Mount Anville, and Loreto Abbey, Dalkey. Many Irish nationalist leaders and figures in the Irish Literary Revival opposed the visit. [21][22]
19–27 July 1903 Edward VII 9 days Dublin, Belfast, Derry, Connemara, County Kerry, Cork, Queenstown Post-coronation visit. Dublin Corporation refused to receive the king. The Catholic hierarchy did so. Pope Leo XIII died during the visit, prompt expressions of sorrow from Edward. [23][24][25][26]
26 April–5 May 1904 Edward VII 10 days Dublin, Punchestown Racecourse, "country houses in the southeast" Laid the foundation stone for the College of Science. [27][28]
10–11 July 1907 Edward VII 2 days Dublin Visited the Irish International Exhibition. The "Crown Jewels of Ireland" had just gone missing. [29][30]
8–12 July 1911 George V 5 days Dublin Castle, St Patrick's College, Maynooth Post-coronation visit. Dublin Corporation refused to receive the king. The Catholic hierarchy did so. Invested two Knights of St Patrick. Opened College of Science. [31][32][33]
May 17, 2011 17–20 May 2011 Elizabeth II 3 days Casement Aerodrome; Dublin; Irish National Stud; Rock of Cashel; Coolmore Stud; Cork; Cork Airport See Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland. The visit was announced on 5 March 2011. The first state visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland. [31]

References

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Sources

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  • Bardon, Jonathan (2008). A history of Ireland in 250 episodes. Gill & Macmillan. ISBN 9780717146499.
  • Loughlin, James (2007). The British monarchy and Ireland: 1800 to the present. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521843720. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  • Murphy, James H. (2001). Abject loyalty: nationalism and monarchy in Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria. CUA Press. ISBN 9780813210766. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  • Olechnowicz, Andrzej (2007). The monarchy and the British nation, 1780 to the present. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521844611. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  • Pryde, E. B., ed. (1996). "Irish Officers of State". Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052156350X. ISSN 0080-4398. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  • https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0605/1451719-ireland-england-history-barons-of-ireland-king-henry-ii/ "Though now part of the English 'empire', throughout the Middle Ages the kings of England only came to Ireland in 1171, 1210, 1394, 1399, and then not again until 1690."

Citations

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  1. ^ Bardon 2008, pp.56–59
  2. ^ Bardon 2008, p.62
  3. ^ Bardon 2008, pp.63–64
  4. ^ Wood, Herbert (1921–24). "The Office of Chief Governor of Ireland, 1172–1509". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies,History, Linguistics, Literature. 36: 206–238: 219. JSTOR 25504230. Retrieved 26 August 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Bardon 2008, pp.88–89
  6. ^ a b Pryde p.163
  7. ^ Webb, Alfred (1878). "King Richard II". A Compendium of Irish Biography. Dublin: Gill.
  8. ^ Harriss, G. L. (2005). Shaping the Nation: England 1360-1461. Oxford University Press. p. 513. ISBN 9780198228165. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  9. ^ Johnston, Dorothy (October 1983). "Richard II's Departure from Ireland, July 1399". The English Historical Review. 98 (389). Oxford University Press: 785–805. doi:10.1093/ehr/XCVIII.CCCLXXXIX.785. JSTOR 567760.
  10. ^ Dunn, Alastair (Spring 2003). "Thomas Holand – Richard II's King of Ireland?". History Ireland. 11 (1).
  11. ^ Clarke, James Stanier (1816). The Life of James II, king of England... together with the king's advice to his son and His Majesty's will... Longman. pp. 403–405. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  12. ^ a b Pryde p.170
  13. ^ Loughlin 2007, pp.22–30
  14. ^ Loughlin 2007, pp.67–69
  15. ^ Connolly, Sean. "Queen Victoria in Ireland, August 1849". Irish history Live. Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  16. ^ Murphy 2001, pp.78–97
  17. ^ Loughlin 2007, pp.89–92
  18. ^ Murphy 2001, pp.113–120
  19. ^ Loughlin 2007, pp.93–94
  20. ^ Murphy 2001, pp.127–132
  21. ^ Loughlin 2007, pp.249–256
  22. ^ Murphy 2001, pp.279–289
  23. ^ Loughlin 2007, pp.259–264
  24. ^ Olechnowicz 2007, pp.125–8
  25. ^ Murphy 2001, pp.296–7
  26. ^ Owens, Cóilín; Joyce, How (May–June 2011). "July 1903: Edward VII, the Gordon Bennett Cup and the Emmet centennial". History Ireland. 19 (3). Dublin. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  27. ^ Murphy 2001, p.298
  28. ^ "Their Majesties' Visit to Ireland". The Times. No. 37385. London. 4 May 1904. p. 10.
  29. ^ Murphy 2001, pp.298–9
  30. ^ "The two-day visit of the King and Queen to Ireland". The Times. No. 38383. London. 12 July 1907. p. 9.
  31. ^ a b "Queen Elizabeth to visit Ireland in May". The Irish Times. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  32. ^ Olechnowicz 2007, pp.127–8
  33. ^ "Royal Visit to Ireland". Kilmore Free Press. Kilmore, Victoria. 13 July 1911. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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