Germany–Ireland relations

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Germany—Ireland relations
Map indicating locations of Germany and Ireland

Germany
Ireland

Minister for Education: "Ireland and Germany have enjoyed an excellent long-standing political and economic relationship, and culture, mutual trust and common values have always been at the core of our relations", going to on add further that "When the first hydro-electric Shannon scheme was established, it was a very deliberate decision, a very cultural assertion of separation from London, to invite Siemens to provide technical assistance."[1]

History

The

bishop in Salzburg. The second phase of the Iro-Scottish missionary work was closely connected with the Irish work in the Benedictine Scottish monasteries. Their origin went back to the Irish Marianus Scotus, who appeared with companions in Regensburg in 1070 and founded an ascetic monastic community, from which several monasteries were founded. The relatively large geographical distance caused German-Irish relations to be also later often concentrated on important individuals. For example, the commander-in-chief of the imperial forces in the Thirty Years' War, Albrecht von Wallenstein, was assassinated in 1634 in Eger by the Irish captain Walter Deveroux.[2] In all, quite a few Irish soldiers fought in the German theatres of war of that period.[3]

In later warfare during the

eastern Ireland in 1690. The German Richard Cassels (1690-1751) worked as a successful architect in Ireland, while the Dublin-born William Thomas Mulvany (1806-1885) earned great merit in the Industrialisation of the Ruhr.[4]

Lola Montez (real name Elizabeth Rosanna Gilbert, born in Grange, Ireland) became the "catalyst" of the 1848 revolution in Bavaria through her relationship with King Ludwig I of Bavaria. In the 19th century, Celtic studies established itself as a scientific discipline in the German-speaking world. This also influenced the awakening of Irish national consciousness at a time when the country was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. There were repeated protests and uprisings against British rule during the period.

In 1914, the passage of the

Battle of Gallipoli and in the Middle East. It is believed that 30,000 to 50,000 Irish died during the war. As part of the preparations for the Easter Rising against the British in 1916, the Germans, following the motto "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", had agreed to transport Irish prisoners of war who had agreed to rise in Ireland and to land some 40,000 French and Russian looted rifles in Ireland (County Kerry) by relief ship on Good Friday
. The landing failed because the location and the time were not well coordinated. Likewise, the entire rebellion failed.

However, the massive British repression against the insurgents created widespread anti-British attitudes among the Irish population and led to popularization of the idea of Irish independence. The ensuing Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which guaranteed independence from Britain for 26 of the 32 Irish counties (except Northern Ireland).

Irish Ambassador William Warnock with the German Foreign Ministry official Dr. Heß, after signing a trade agreement in 1961

Ireland remained

Third Reich: the United Kingdom and the United States. Éamon de Valera was the only head of government in the world to condole with the German embassy after Adolf Hitler's suicide in 1945 and he later protested to the British embassy about the death sentences imposed on the main war criminals during the Nuremberg trials
.

In 1973, the country joined the

Council of the European Communities, now the Council of the European Union, actively supported the completion of German reunification
.

In 1999, the

Irish debt crisis toward of the European Union, especially Germany.[5]

Overview

See also

References

  1. ^ Jason Michael (May 6, 2011). "Irish-German relations 'excellent'". The Irish Times.
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  3. ^ John Hennig: Irish Soldiers in the Thirty Years War, in: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Bd. 82,1 (1952), pp. 28–36.
  4. ^ "Irland und Deutschland - eine ungetrübte Freundschaft - News". 2012-01-11. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. ISSN 2195-1349
    . Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  6. ^ "German embassy in Dublin". Dublin.diplo.de. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  7. ^ "Irish embassy in Berlin". Embassyofireland.de. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  8. ^ "CSO Emigration" (PDF). Census Office Ireland. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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