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The names Ireland and Éire both derive from Old Irish Ériu, meaning 'fertile soil'.

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Area
81,638 km²
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18th largest island in the world

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

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A reindeer bone dated to 33,000 years ago pushed back the earliest signs of human activity in Ireland by 20,000 years.

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Ireland

Area
81,638 km²
Location
Ireland
18th largest island in the world

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

From the “History” section

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The earliest evidence for farming in Ireland is from Ferriter's Cove, where artifacts were carbon-dated to around 4,350 BC.

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Ireland

Ireland

Area
81,638 km²
Location
Ireland
18th largest island in the world

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Jeff Schmaltz · Public Domain

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The 'Great Frost' between 1739 and 1741 resulted in the famine of 1740, causing an estimated 250,000 deaths.

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Ireland

Ireland

Area
81,638 km²
Location
Ireland
18th largest island in the world

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Jeff Schmaltz · Public Domain

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The Republic of Ireland was declared in 1949, completing a gradual separation from the British Empire.

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Ireland

Ireland

Area
81,638 km²
Location
Ireland
18th largest island in the world

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Jeff Schmaltz · Public Domain

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