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  2. Hibernia - Wikipedia

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    The name took on popularity with the success of the Irish Patriot Party. At a time when Palladian classical architecture and design were being adopted in northern Europe, Hibernia was a useful word to describe Ireland with overtones of classical style and civility, including by the prosperous Anglo-Irish Ascendancy who were taught Latin at ...

  3. List of Latin place names in Continental Europe, Ireland and ...

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    This list includes European countries and regions that were part of the Roman Empire, or that were given Latin place names in historical references.As a large portion of the latter were only created during the Middle Ages, often based on scholarly etiology, this is not to be confused with a list of the actual names modern regions and settlements bore during the classical era.

  4. List of Latin names of countries - Wikipedia

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    List of Latin names of countries. 6 languages. ... or significant regions, known to the Roman Empire. Latin Name ... Ireland: Hispania [3] Spain: Hungaria: Hungary:

  5. Éire - Wikipedia

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    True-colour satellite image of Ireland, known in Irish as Éire.. Éire (Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ) is the Irish Gaelic name for "Ireland". Like its English counterpart, the term Éire is used for both the island of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the sovereign state that governs 85% of the island's landmass.

  6. Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The new Anglo-Irish ruling class became known as the Protestant Ascendancy. Half-hanging of suspected United Irishmen. The "Great Frost" struck Ireland and the rest of Europe between December 1739 and September 1741, after a decade of relatively mild winters. The winters destroyed stored crops of potatoes and other staples, and the poor summers ...

  7. List of Old Norse exonyms - Wikipedia

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    Since it is liked to Theodoric the Great, it should be the Mediterranean Sea. Hunaland A legendary location, inspired by the Frankish kingdom (Hugones in Latin) and the Huns. Hundings "Son of a dog". The Longobards. Hvítramannaland "White Men's Land". A land near Vinland. Also called Great Ireland.

  8. Names of the Irish state - Wikipedia

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    For example, there is a President of Ireland and a Constitution of Ireland. The name Ireland is also used in the state's diplomatic relations with foreign nations and at meetings of the United Nations, [4] European Union, [5] Council of Europe, [6] International Monetary Fund, [7] and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. [8]

  9. Place names in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Its Irish name is Sráid Uí Chonaill. Grafton Street, developed by the Dawson family, it is named after the Earls of Grafton who owned land in the area. Its Irish name is Sráid Grafton. Pearse Street, originally called Moss Lane, then Great Brunswick Street, it was renamed after Pádraig Pearse. Its Irish name is Sráid an Phiarsaigh