Irish coin values

Irish

coins

Values, images, and specifications for coins from Ireland.

The Norman invasion of

Ireland was the conduit

for the formation of the

Lordship of Ireland as a

papal possession in 1171,

under the rule of the

Kingdom of England.

King Henry VIII of England was proclaimed King of Ireland in 1541,

at which stage the Lordship of Ireland became the Kingdom of Ireland,

although continued to be ruled as a separate kingdom until 1801.

The Kingdom of Ireland was formally united

with the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1801 to form the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

The Irish pound continued until 1826, before

being abolished.

Following the Irish war of independance in 1922,

most of Ireland separated from the UK to form the

Irish Free State, later renamed the Republic of Ireland.

Ireland continued to use UK currency until 1928.

Six counties of Northern Ireland remained with the

United Kingdom, the union becoming the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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