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The Irish (Irish: Na Gaeil or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland).
Urban population (areas with >1,500 people): 62.0% (2011) Rural population: 38.0% (2011) A graph of the populations of the island of Ireland and Europe [ clarification needed ] from 1750 to the present [ citation needed ] showing Ireland's "massive" population spike in the early 19th century and subsequent collapse due to the 1845–49 famine ...
Irish people by descent (101 C) A. Anglo-Irish people (14 C, 2 P) ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Ireland" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of ...
Across all groups the average age ranges from 65 years to just six.
The Irish are often stereotyped as being devoutly religious and conservative. Christianity has been the largest religion in Ireland since the 5th century. As of 2011 [update] , 78% of Ireland's population adhered to the Catholic Church , [ 12 ] and both Irish people and people with red hair are stereotyped as being Catholic. [ 7 ]
This is a list of notable Irish people, who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives. Also included on the list are people who were not born in Ireland, but have been raised as Irish, have lived there for most of their lives or in regards to the ...
Pages in category "Lists of Irish people" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Irish diaspora (Irish: Diaspóra na nGael) refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland. The phenomenon of migration from Ireland is recorded since the Early Middle Ages, [1] but it can be quantified only from around 1700. Since then, between 9 and 10 million people born in Ireland have emigrated.