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  2. Irish people - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann 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 ).

  3. Demographics of the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Demographic history. The island of Ireland's population has fluctuated over history. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Ireland experienced a major population boom as a result of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. In the 50-year period 1790–1840, the population of the island doubled from 4 million to 8 million.

  4. List of Irish people - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Ireland - Wikipedia

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    British Summer Time. ( UTC+1) Ireland ( / ˈaɪərlənd / ⓘ IRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ; Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) 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 ...

  6. Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3166 code. IE. Internet TLD. .ie [ d] Ireland ( Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ ), also known as the Republic of Ireland ( Poblacht na hÉireann ), [ a] 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.

  7. Culture of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Ireland includes the art, music, dance, folklore, traditional clothing, language, literature, cuisine and sport associated with Ireland and the Irish people. For most of its recorded history, the country’s culture has been primarily Gaelic (see Gaelic Ireland ). Strong family values, wit and an appreciation for tradition are ...

  8. Black people in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Black people in Ireland, also known as Black Irish, [1] Black and Irish [3] or in Irish: Daoine Goirme/Daoine Dubha, [4] are a multi-ethnic group of Irish people of African descent. Black people, Africans and people of African descent have lived in Ireland in small numbers since the 18th century.

  9. Irish diaspora - Wikipedia

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    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.