the principles or practices of the Whiteboys (sense 4).

support for or advocacy of the principles or policies of the Defenders in Ireland (see sense 5).

the principles or policy of the United Irishmen.

Also with capital initial. In Irish contexts: advocacy of or support for complete Irish independence from Great Britain, esp. as opposed to more…

The principles and practice of the Orange Order; the advocacy of Protestant and Loyalist political principles, esp. in Northern Ireland. See Orange…

The principles, ideology, or practices of the Rockites.

spec. Usually with capital initial. The cancellation of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, as an Irish political demand, esp. in the…

Chiefly with capital initial. Cf. republicanism, n. 3. Support for or advocacy of the maintenance of the parliamentary union between Great Britain…

the principles or practices of the Whitefeet (sense B. 2).

the policy of favouring a close political or cultural connection between Ireland and Great Britain.

the policy or principles of Young Ireland.

spec. With reference to Ireland: self-government (as opposed to British rule) through the agency of a national parliament; the movement demanding…

The principles, purposes and methods of the Fenians.

the principles or practice of the Land League.

With capital initial: the political programme of the Nationalist Party of Ireland (1882–1922). Now historical.

the methods, aims, or policies of Sinn Fein.

The division of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland), achieved in 1922.

the policy of replacing British security forces in Northern Ireland by Northern Irish ones; also in extended use.