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Ireland

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ireland Irish Eire [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia ], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. The island is divided into two major political units—Northern Ireland (see Ireland, Northern ), which is joined with Great Britain in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland (see Ireland, Republic of ). Of the 32 counties of Ireland, 26 lie in the Republic, and of the four historic provinces, three and part of the fourth are in the Republic. Geology and Geography Ireland lies west of the island of... Read more
Ireland

Ireland

IRISH 181

The people of Ireland are called Irish. Throughout history, Ireland has been inhabited by Celts, Norsemen, French Normans, and English, and these groups have been so intermingled that no purely ethnic divisions remain.

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Ireland

Ireland

Culture Name

Irish

Alternative Names

Na h É ireanneach; Na Gaeil

Orientation

Identification. The Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na h É ireann in Irish, although commonly referred to as É ire, or Ireland) occupies five-sixths of the island of Ireland, the second ...

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