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Ireland (native pronunciation /aɾlənd/; Irish: Éire; Ulster Scots: Airlann) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain. Politically, the state Ireland (described as the Republic of Ireland in cases of ambiguity) covers five-sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, covering the remainder in the north-east.

The population of the island is slightly over six million (2007), with 4.34 million in the Republic of Ireland (1.7 million in Greater Dublin) and an estimated 1.75 million in Northern Ireland (0.6 million in Greater Belfast). This is a significant increase from a modern historical low in the 1960s, but still much lower than the peak population of over 8 million in the early 19th century, prior to the Irish potato famine.

The name Ireland derives from the name Ériu (in modern Irish, Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word land. Most other western European names for Ireland derive from the same source, such as French Irlande, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Irlanda, German Irland and Dutch Ierland.

Political geography

The island of Ireland has two distinct jurisdictions:

Ireland (political description is the Republic of Ireland), a sovereign state, covers five-sixths of the island. Its capital is Dublin.; Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, covers the remaining sixth. Its capital is Belfast.;

For the political history of the island, see History of Ireland.

Traditionally, Ireland is subdivided into four provinces: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; and, in a system developed between the 13th and 18th centuries, 32 counties. Twenty-six of the counties are in the Republic of Ireland, and the remaining six (all in Ulster) are in Northern Ireland. Notably, based on boundaries established in the Early Modern period, Ulster and Northern Ireland are neither synonymous nor co-extensive, as three counties of Ulster (Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan) are part of the Republic. Nonetheless, 'Ulster' is often used colloquially as a synonym for Northern Ireland. Counties Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Tipperary have been broken up into smaller administrative areas, but are still considered by Ordnance Survey Ireland to be official counties. The counties in Northern Ireland are no longer used for local government, although their traditional boundaries are still used in sports and in some other cultural and ceremonial areas.

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Ireland Scott J25-27 Nh $4.50 Ireland Scott 428-31 Flowers Nh $2.00
Ireland Scott 393-4 Europa Nh $5.00 Ireland 1846 Part Cover Ballymote Postmark Qv $9.95
Ireland 1950 Holy Year Hi Value Son Cds (D26) $4.95 Ireland 1972 Europa Issue Postally Used (Y171) $5.95
Ireland 1916 Trade Card Dublin Consumers Society $3.50 Ireland 1914 Cover To Switzerland 4½d. Rate Booklet $3.50
Ireland Freshwater Fish 2001 Sheet 16*57c Mnh Sc#1346 $16.85 Fdc Ms ~ Filmed In Ireland ~*Signed* Bac Cancel 8/7/08 $14.75
1984~22p John McCormack~Gutter Pair~Mnh $3.69 Ireland Scott# 149-50 $15.99
Ireland Fdc`s--Lot Ire 3 (Colorano) $9.99 Ireland / Australia M/S "Ships" 1999 Mnh ! $3.71
Ireland Eire , small lot. Mnh . $9.99 Ireland. Mlh, Yvert 40/3; 47; 55; 59. All In Vf Cond! $6.00
Ireland Stamps Scott #87,91,105 Cv £210.00 $149.99 Ireland 2006 Trees M/S Um, Mnh $4.00
Ireland 2006 Ships Set & M/S Um, Mnh $4.00 Ireland 2006 Golf Ryder Cup M/S Um, Mnh $4.00
Ireland 1997 Bram Stokers Dracula M/S Um, Mnh $4.50 Ireland 1997 Bram Stokers Dracula /Mars M/S Um, Mnh $4.50
Ireland 1933 Eucharistic Congress Set Um, Mnh $3.50 Ireland 1939 Us Constitution Lightly Hinged $4.00
Ireland Fungi Mini Sheet ***New*** $1.85 1997 Ireland Signed First Day Cover $4.00
Ireland - 1940 1/- Sword of Light mint #117 Cat. $120 $24.75 Ireland 1925 Postage Due Stamp Sc.#J1 Mnh Cv. $90.00 $29.99
Ireland 72 - Used - Cv $10.00 $2.75 Finland--all different $3.00
Ireland 1967 postc.st. air mail to Italy $3.00 Ireland mint & used lot, 9 sets $15.00
Ireland 80-2 Vf Nh Daniel O'Connell $9.95 1997 Ireland Duck Stamp Signed Plate Single - Mallards $7.99
Ireland stamp scott 19 $2.99 1990 Fine Used Booklet Sheet,As Per Scan $1.46
Five Higher Value Blocks Of Four.Used Birds.See Scan $2.90 Ireland mint scott #99-104. Issues of 1937-39. $4.50
Ireland mint scott #169-176. Issues of 1958-60. $6.00 Ireland mint scott #163-168. Issues of 1957-58. $8.00
Ireland mint scott #161-162. Issue of 1957 complete. $3.00 Ireland mint scott #151-160. Issue of 1954-58 complete. $8.00
Ireland mint scott #118 and 119. Issue of 1941. $6.00 Ireland mint scott #149 and 150. Issue of 1953. $7.50
Ireland, Scott # 65-76, Used, Complete Set $24.95 Ireland, Michel 40A/49A $39.99
Ms Fauna & Flora (Fungi) 95c Stamp~ Exclusive To Ms $2.88 Ireland : 1953 Emmet Pair, Vfu $3.00
Ireland : 1958 Mary Aikenhead Set $6.00 Ireland Coin Set $2.99
Ireland, Scott # 118/119(2) 1941 Overprint, Used $11.99 Ireland, Scott # 194/195(2) New York'S World Fair, Used $2.99
Ireland, Scott # 101/102(2) Temperance Crusade Mlh $6.99 Ireland, Scott # 204/205(2) Europa 1965 Iss. Used $2.99
Ireland Stationary Postcard Lot $5.00 Ireland Eire 1/2 pinsin 1 penny 1920's Ship Worldwide $1.99
Ireland Scott#130 Brother Rice Mh $3.00 Ireland Scott# 179-181 Used $3.00
Ireland Scott# 15-18 + 16B Used $5.00 Ireland Scott# 118-119 Easter Rising of 1916 Mh $15.00
Italy J13, J15, J17, J19 Used Cv $55.25 $5.00 Ireland #9 & 10 Used Cv $28 $3.00
Ireland #87 Used Cv $30 $3.00 Ireland #47-8, 50-53, 55 Used Cv $45.75 $4.00
Ireland #30, 35 Used Cv $23.00 $2.50 Ireland # 164 Mnh Cat. & 21.00 $1.99
Ireland Saint Patrick's embossed colour Ppc circa 1909 $2.99 Ireland Saint Patrick's circa 1905 colour Ppc $2.99
Kildare1925 Cover With Original Letter/Dawson Maynooth $22.12 Ireland 2006 Waterway set of 4 stamps Mint Never Hinged $5.23
Ireland 2007 Castles set of 4 stamps Mint Never Hinged $3.48 Ireland 2006 Tga stamps set of 2 Mint Never Hinged $1.74
Penny red Dublin to Hillsborough 1851 $19.95 Penny red Killeshandra to Dublin 1851 $19.95
Ireland 1987 Trams Min Sheet Um, Mnh $4.50 Ireland 1984 Train M/S Um, Mnh $5.00
Ireland 1985 Europa Composers Set Um, Mnh $9.99 Ireland 1986 Europa Environment Protection Set Um, Mnh $24.99
Gb & Ireland Froup of 13 Ffc Covers Vf $35.00 Faroes--all different $5.00
Ireland 142-44 Mint 1950 Statue of St. Peter Full Set $2.50 Ireland, Scott # 122, 5/- Value St. Patrick 1943, Mnh $5.99
Ireland, Scott # 236/237(2)+242/243(2) Tourist+Europa. $1.99 Ireland 1957 Luke Wadding--Historian (163-64) used $5.27
50 X High Value Stamps On Paper.Birds/Flowers Etc.Used $14.70 Ireland 77 different stamps mint & used total cat £35 $1.68
7 Stock Cards Irish Mixed Mish/Mash Comms/Deft See Scan $5.85 1974 Five Gutter Pairs Gerl Issue 3 12 13 15 16p Scan $5.85
2004 Flowers To €5.00 + Booklet + Self Adhesives F.Used $7.33 Ireland 1970 'Spring Show' Dublin $9.31
Ireland 1968 'Dublin Horse Show' $9.31 Ireland 1965,7 2 Sizes Egistered Stationery Kenmare $18.64
Ireland 73-75 Used Catalog $34.00 $7.00 Ireland Eire 1965 1d Air Mail Mnh # C1 Sg 141 $2.00
Ireland Eire 1940/69 1/- Postage Due Mnh $3.00 Ireland Eire 1940/69 Postage Due selection Mnh $2.00
Ireland Collection Of Mnh Stamps & Sheets, Face-90.97£ $114.49 Ireland-Magnificent Collection=43=Mnh-Vf-Xf=3 46//491 $9.99
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