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The Irish state came into being in 1919 as the 32 county Irish Republic. In 1922, having seceded from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, it became the Irish Free State. It comprised 26 counties with 6 counties under the control of Unionists which became Northern Ireland in 1921.
Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island.
The country is sometimes called the Republic of Ireland to distinguish it from the island. It is a member of the European Union. The republic's capital is Dublin. Cork is the second largest city in the country and the third largest on the island of Ireland. The population of Ireland is 4.9 million.
History of Ireland. Chronology. Peoples and polities. Topics. Ireland portal. v. t. e. The first evidence of human presence in Ireland dates to around 33,000 years ago, with further findings dating the presence of homo sapiens to around 10,500 to 7,000 BCE. [1]
Ireland (/ ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is 486 kilometres (302 miles) long and about 288 kilometres (179 miles) wide. To the west of Ireland is the Atlantic Ocean; to the east of Ireland is the island of Great Britain. Over 6.4 million people lived on the ...
Geography of Ireland. / 53.34417°N 6.26750°W / 53.34417; -6.26750. Ireland is an island in Northern Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The island, of up to around 480 km north-south, and 275 km east-west, lies near the western edge of the European continental shelf, part of the Eurasian Plate.
Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world.
