Let R be an integral domain and let Q denote the quotient field of R. We investigate the structure of R-submodules of Q that are Q-irreducible, or completely Q-irreducible. One of our goals is to describe the integral domains that admit a completely Q-irreducible ideal, or a nonzero Q-irreducible ideal. If R has a nonzero finitely generated Q-irreducible ideal, then R is quasilocal. If R is int...
