Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The term Anglo-Irish means British-Irish and is used frequently to describe formal contacts, negotiations or treaties between both states. The most famous examples are: Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921) Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985) Anglo-Irish Summits (meetings between the British and Irish prime ministers). The term Anglo-Irish is also applied to Irish aristocrats of British or partially British descent. One leading Anglo-Irish peer described his experience as one of the 'Anglo-Irish' as being regarded as Irish in England, English in Ireland and not accepted fully as belonged to either. However such divisions are no longer as prevalent in Ireland, where Anglo-Irish peers have played a prominent role in modern Irish affairs. Among the most prominent Anglo-Irish Peers are or were: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - British general who fought many successful campaigns and defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo; Lord Henry Mountcharles - owner of the Slane Castle rock venue and candidate for Fine Gael in recent Irish general elections; Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh - head of the Guinness Family, who sat in the Irish Senate (1973-1977) The O'Conor Don - claimant to the Irish Throne; Lord Glenavy - first speaker of the Irish Senate (1922); Lady Valerie Goulding - founder of the Rehabitation Institute & close associate of former taoiseach (prime minister) Charles J. Haughey Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford - Impressario at the Gate Theatre in Dublin in the 1950s; Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford (who succeeded his brother - above - to become Lord Longford) - British Labour cabinet minister, biographer and friend of Eamon de Valera; Senator Martin Mansergh - new Irish senator and advisor of three Irish taoisigh on Northern Ireland); Lord Killanin - former head of the International Olympic Committee and head until his death of the state-affiliated Irish Heritage Council; A number of Anglo-Irish Peers have been appointed by Presidents of Ireland to serve on their advisory Council of State. A number of peers were also considered possible candidates for presidents of Ireland, including Lady Valerie Goulding Lord Killanin Lord Ashbourne ( a renouned gaelic scholar). Further Reading Peter Berresford Ellis, Erin's Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland ISBN 0094786003 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.