- Official name
- Republic of Ireland Poblacht na hÉireann · Irish
- Capital
- Dublin
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 4.9 million
- Area
- 70,273 km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Neighbours
- United Kingdom
- Internet / phone
- .ie · +353
Where it is
Notable facts
- Ireland is often called the Emerald Isle; no part of it is more than about 110 km from the sea.
- Four Irish writers have won the Nobel Prize in Literature: Yeats, Shaw, Beckett and Heaney.
- Halloween grows out of the Gaelic festival of Samhain.
- There are no native snakes in Ireland — a fact folklore credits to Saint Patrick.
World Heritage 2 sites
National dish
Irish stew Mutton or lamb with potato, onion and carrot, cooked in water rather than stock.
Bacon and cabbage is the other traditional answer.