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Tourism , For centuries the main reasons for travel to Ireland were religious and political. In the early medieval period students from Britain and continental… Ireland , LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT
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HISTO… Douglas Hyde , Poet, scholar, and politician, Douglas Hyde (1860–1949) was born on 17 January at Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, and became a leader of the Gaelic revival… Easter Rising , BIBLIOGRAPHY
On 24 April 1916 (Easter Monday), a group of men and women seized a number of prominent public buildings in central Dublin and proclaime… Irish Americans , by Brendan A. Rapple
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The island of Ireland lies west of Great Britain across the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel. It is divided into two… Republic Of Ireland , Ireland, Republic of
Republic of Ireland, Gaelic, Eire, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 27,136 sq mi (70,282 sq km). It occupies all but the nor…
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