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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Ireland may mean:

• Ireland [r]: Republic (population c. 4.2 million; capital Dublin) comprising about 85% of the Atlantic island of Ireland, west of Great Britain. [e]
• Ireland (island) [r]: An island to the west coast of Great Britain, comprising the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [e]

See also:

• Northern Ireland
• the Irish language
• Counties of Ireland
• Kingdom of Oriel [r]: An ancient kingdom situated in southern and central Ulster. [e]
• Easter Rising
• Ulster Unionism
• Home Rule party
• Irish Free State
• Irish War of Independence
• Irish Civil War