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By the 12th century, Ireland was divided politically into a shifting hierarchy of petty kingdoms and over-kingdoms.By the end of the 15th century this division finish because a military force take the control of Ireland
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From 1536, Henry VIII decided to conquer Ireland and bring it under crown control, and Ireland was under the control of England.The 17th century was perhaps the bloodiest in Ireland's history, this period finished in 1691 when the irish reocver the control.
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In this period the goverment was controled by the Irish and this finished in 1800 when the Irish parliament was abolished by a rebellion of the Act of union.
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The first recorded Viking raid in Irish history occurred in 795 when Vikings from Norway looted the island. However, the Vikings never achieved total domination of Ireland, often fighting for and against various Irish kings.The Battle of Clontarf in 1014 began the decline of Viking power in Ireland.