And you are comparing the conflict stemming from the first British incursion on Ireland, the Anglo-Norman invasion of the late 12th century, which left a wave of settlers whose descendants became known as the “Old English.” Thereafter, for nearly eight centuries, England and then Great Britain as a whole would dominate affairs in Ireland.
Palestinian Arabs were offered a number of opportunities to build an independent nation, and each time they chose war. There is no comparison why so ever. When were the Irish Catholics offered an opportunity to build an independent state?