Ireland Overview

Ireland is an isle in the North Atlantic separated by Great Britain by St George's Channel, the Irish Sea, and the North Channel to its east. It is the 20th largest isle on the planet, 3rd largest in Europe and 2nd largest of British Isles. Ireland is divided between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland geopolitically.

Postal Addresses in the Republic of Ireland
A postal address is a delivery place defined by Irish Standard and a universal service provider. Irish addressing guides comply with UPU guidelines. Ireland was the last country to develop a postcode system in OECD. However, currently, the DCENR has the right to regulate addresses if they want.

Population of Ireland
Ireland was positioned as the second most populated isle with a 6.6 million population in 2011. However, by 2016, 1.8 million lived in Northern Ireland while 4.8 million in the Republic of Ireland. Surprisingly, twenty-six extant species of land mammal are native to Ireland.

Geography of Ireland
Ireland's geography consists of low-lying mountains surrounded by central plains. However, various navigable rivers are also extending inland. Most of the part in Ireland was woodland until Middle Ages' end. However, currently, there is only 10% of the woodland remaining.

Climate of Ireland
The climate here is free from extreme temperatures. The lush vegetation of Ireland is due to its changeable but mild climate. Even more, the climate of Ireland is very moderate because the Atlantic Ocean influences it. Most amazingly, winters here are milder than what you may expect from such a northerly area. However, summers are cooler as compared to continental Europe. While cloud cover and rainfall in Ireland are abundant.

Historical overview of Ireland
Gaelic Ireland emerged in the 1st century. From the 50th century onward, the island was Christianized. At the same time, England claimed sovereignty following the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century. But the English rule didn't extend until the Tudor conquest of the 16th–17th century that caused colonization by settlers.

• Protestant English rule was designed here in the 1690s to disadvantage the Protestant dissenters and Catholic majority.
• The system was extended in the 18th century.
• In 1801, Ireland became the UK's part with the Acts of Union.

In the early 20th century, the partition of the isle was led by the war of independence. The war made the Irish a free state. However, later, Northern Ireland became a part of the UK while the Republic of Ireland joined the EEC in 1973.

References

• Geonames
• Wikipedia

Other Databases

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