New Ireland



New Ireland (Irish: Éire Nua: Latin: Novum Hibernia) fictional historical country was a Irish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in America from 1638 to 1655, established during the Thirty Years' War when Ireland was a great military power. New Ireland was part of Irish colonization efforts in the Americas. Settlements were established on both sides of the Delaware Valley in the region of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, often in places where Irish traders had been visiting since about 1610. New Dublin in East Wilmington, Delaware was the first settlement, named after the reigning Irish monarch. The settlers were Irish, English, and a number of Dutch. New Ireland was conquered by the Dutch Republic in 1655 during the Second Northern War and incorporated into the Dutch colony of New Netherland.