Ireland

Ireland
Location information
Location	Northwestern Europe
Permanent residents	Morrigan † William Sayre † Rionach Sayre † Isolt Sayre (formerly) † Finnigan family
Affiliation	Irish National Quidditch team

Ireland is an island in the northern Atlantic Ocean located off of the western coast of Great Britain.

Magical government

The political boundaries and governance of Ireland in the wizarding world were uncertain. It may have been a single political entity under the jurisdiction of the British Ministry of Magic.

A delegate from Ireland was a member of the International Confederation of Wizards, and participated in the meeting held at the Magical Congress of the United States of America on 6 December 1926.

Magical education

In the early Middle Ages, Maeve, a witch queen, taught several young witches and wizards in the magical arts. Later, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was founded in Scotland, and Irish witches and wizards were accepted there.

Magical sports and games

• The Ballycastle Bats were the second most successful team in the British and Irish Quidditch League, having won the title twenty-seven times.
• The Kenmare Kestrels were another famous Irish Quidditch team. The Kestrels were based in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, in the South of the country.
• Ireland had its own National Quidditch team. In 1994 the Irish National Quidditch team won the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, defeating the Bulgarian National Quidditch team in the final match.

Quidditch

One of the ancient broom games played before the climax of the evolution of Quidditch, Aingingein flourished in Ireland. The game became the subject of many Irish ballads in which Fingal the Fearless took a significant role (being alleged champion of the game).

Modern game of Quidditch was well established in 14th century in Ireland which is proven by Zacharias Mumps's account - he describes the game between the Irish from Cork and Englishmen from Lancashire, in which Irish team demonstrates tricks with Quaffle at that time unknown in England and beats the English soundly.

In 1994, the Irish National Quidditch team won the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, defeating the Bulgarian National Quidditch team in the final match.

Magical creatures

Native to Ireland

Thestral

Augurey

Jarvey

Grindylow

Porlock

Kelpie

Banshee

Imp

Aethonan

Leprechaun

Merrow

Moke

Atlantic Ocean

The following creatures were found throughout the Atlantic Ocean:

Sea serpent

Shrake

Europe

The following creatures were found in certain regions of Europe that Ireland fell under:

Unicorn

Hippogriff

Goblin

Doxy

Knarl

Troll

Graphorn

Gnome

Red Cap

Jobberknoll

Dugbog

Glumbumble

Nogtail

Mackled Malaclaw

Worldwide

The following creatures were all found worldwide:

Ashwinder

Bundimun

Chizpurfle

Clabbert

Fairy

Flobberworm

Ghoul

Kneazle

Merpeople

Mooncalf

Plimpy

Puffskein

Fire Dwelling Salamander

Streeler

Werewolf

Winged horse

Known residents

Seamus Finnigan, a resident of Ireland

• Cliodna - a famous druidess who lived in medieval times and who was an Animagus
• Connolly - a Beater for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Fergus - a cousin of Seamus Finnigan
• Fingal the Fearless - a legendary Irish wizard
• Mr Finnigan - a Muggle and father of Seamus Finnigan (implied)
• Mrs Finnigan - a witch and mother of Seamus Finnigan (implied)
• Seamus Finnigan - a Gryffindor in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts and member of Dumbledore's Army (implied)
• Aidan Lynch - Seeker for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Queen Maeve - a mediaeval witch who trained wizards and witches before the founding of Hogwarts
• Moran - a Chaser for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Morholt - a giant
• Morholt's brother — a king of Ireland
• Mullet - a Chaser for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Darren O'Hare — Captain and Keeper of the Kenmare Kestrels from 1947 to 1960
• Quigley - a Beater for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Barry Ryan - Keeper for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Tristan - a hero who tried to kill Morholt
• Troy - a Chaser for the Irish National Quidditch team
• Orla Quirke - a Ravenclaw student (possibly)

Behind the scenes

Domhnall Gleeson and Evanna Lynch at the Irish première of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, who are both Irish actors

• Fiona Shaw, the actress who portrays Harry Potter's Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films, is from County Cork in Ireland.
• Evanna Lynch, the actress who portrays Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, is from County Louth in Ireland.
• Brendan Gleeson, the actor who portrays Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films is Irish, as well as his son, Domhnall Gleeson, who portrayed Bill Weasley in both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Both are from the capital city, Dublin.
• Richard Harris and Michael Gambon, who play Albus Dumbledore, are both Irish. Harris is from County Limerick while Gambon was born in Dublin.
• Geraldine Somerville, who portrays Lily Evans in the Harry Potter films, was born in County Meath, Ireland.
• Hagrid stated in the first film that instead of a "Greek chappie" (which he stated in the book), he obtained Fluffy from an "Irish fellah".
• Devon Murray, the actor who potrays Seamus Finnigan, is from County Kildare.
• Ciarán Hinds, who portrayed Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, is an Irish actor from Belfast, County Antrim.
• Miranda Richardson, the actress who plays Rita Skeeter, played an Irish terrorist in The Crying Game.
• Kenneth Branagh, who portrayed Gilderoy Lockhart in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is an actor and director from Northern Ireland.
• Michelle Fairley is an actress from Northern Ireland who portrayed Mrs Granger in the film adaptions of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
• Colin Farrell, who portrayed Graves in the film adaptation of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is from Dublin.
• In discussing the scene from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the Pentagram Office, Colin Farrell praised Colleen Atwood's costuming: "There must have been two hundred actors and extras all in the different costumes. Wizards from Hungary, from Mongolia, from Russia, from Thailand, from Ireland, and from Pakistan. It was amazing. They all had culturally relevant garb but with a little wizarding flourish."

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Mentioned in a deleted scene)
• The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (First appearance)
• Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)

External links

• Ireland on Wikipedia