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The pound (Irish: punt) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the symbol was £ (or £Ir for distinction.) The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation until the beginning of 2002.
Dec 29, 2001 · Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00. While the punt is as Irish as poit∅n, it was actually the English who adopted it as a name for the Irish currency when it was introduced in 1928. Having learnt the Irish...
William Butler Yeats [a] (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and along with Lady Gregory founded the Abbey Theatre, serving as its chief during its early years.
Seán O'Casey (Irish: Seán Ó Cathasaigh [ˈʃaːn̪ˠ oː ˈkahəsˠiː]; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.
The history of the Irish pound spans seventy-five years, from the introduction of the Saorsta ́t pound in 1927 to the changeover to euro banknotes and coin in 2002. For most of this period, the Irish pound had a fixed link to sterling.
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Dec 30, 1998 · On December 31st, 1998, the pound will die and with it will pass what many would regard as an important symbol of Irish nationhood and economic independence.
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Apr 30, 2024 · the Irish pound (IEP) served as the official currency of Ireland until 2002 when the country embraced the euro. managed by the central bank of Ireland, the IEP had a rich history and played a crucial role in Ireland’s economic development.
