No. Ireland was neutral during the war, although they send some supplies to Germany because Germany was fighting the British.
No. Ireland was neutral during the second world war.
No. Ireland was neutral during World War II.
Ireland did not have its own government during the famine. It was still under British rule at that time.
it is a term for the German Shepherd Dog which was invented during World War I, using Alsatian (Alsace being a region disputed by France and Germany) as a euphemism for German. It is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations.
The British hired mercenaries. German troops known as Hessians. The reason Germany drew ire was that these soldiers were hired out to the British by the German government. The British used the Hessians in several conflicts, including in Ireland, but they are most widely associated with combat operations in the American Revolutionary War. About 30,000 German soldiers served in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.
Ireland was part of the British Empire during World War I so was technically part of the war, though many people did not support it while others joined the British Army. Ireland was neutral during World War II.
Oil supplies.
Distance from England where their supplies came from and the unfamiliar terrain of America
No. Ireland did not have a King during his lifetime. Ireland was under British control and Britain had 3 kings in his lifetime. Daniel O'Connell was never the king of England.
The German air war against the British during WW II was called the the Battle of Britain. The German bombing of British cities was called The Blitz - short for Blitzkrieg (lightning strike).
There were American and British air bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland during the war, but not in the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland was a neutral country, so it was not involved in the war directly so its army had no involvment. Some Irish citizens fought with the British army.