In front of a crowd of 51,487 a first half penalty by Con Martin and a late second half goal from Peter Farrell secured a famous victory for the Irish. England, was, however, a major player, so countries engaged in primary disputes with England sometimes inflamed Irish rebellion to distract England. The Kingdom of England, formed in 927, gained the first U.K. state other than itself through invasion. By Sam Sheringham Kevin O'Brien blazed the fastest century in Cricket World Cup history as Ireland pulled off an astonishing victory over England in Bangalore. In the never ceasing wars over territory between the great powers of Europe during the middle of the last millennium, Ireland never played a great role. Scotland and Ireland, Northern Ireland to be exact, are two of the four countries that are part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Emerald Isle, as Ireland is sometimes called, lies directly west of England. The Irish team to beat England on that memorable day was: Tom Aherne, Johnny Carey(captain), Con Martin, Peter Farrell, Tommy Moroney, P… Scotland emerged from the First and Second Wars of Scottish Independen… Ireland Scotland vs Ireland. Henry VIII was the first English monarch to also be King of Ireland The Norman invasion of Ireland in the late 12th Century marked the beginning of 700 years of shared history … (A points scoring system was not used in rugby at the time.) England and Ireland have played rugby union internationals against each other since 1875, with England winning the first match at The Oval, London by two goals to nil. On 21 September 1949 Ireland played England in a friendly match at Goodison Park in Liverpool. The first evidence of human presence in Ireland may date to about 12,500 years ago. The two teams have played a total of 136 Test matches; with England winning 79 of them, Ireland 49 and 8 resulting in a draw. Ireland's bronze age begins with the emergence of "protohistoric" Gaelic Irelandin the 2nd Millennium B… The Republic of Ireland is a separate nation and it shares the island of Ireland with Northern Ireland. Next, he invaded the northern Kingdom of Scotland, kicking off the First War of Scottish Independence (that’s the one in Braveheart). The receding of the ice after the Younger Dryas cold phase of the Quaternary around 9700 BC, heralds the beginning of Prehistoric Ireland, which includes the archaeological periods known as the Mesolithic, the Neolithic from about 4000 BC, the Copper and Bronze Age from about 2300 BC and Iron Age beginning about 600 BC. In the late 13th century, King Edward I conquered the western Principality of Wales, claiming it as a territory of England. It was just the second meeting between the two nations and Ireland became the first foreign team to beat England on home soil.