Hibernia, in ancient geography, one of the names by which Ireland was known to Greek and Roman writers. Other names were Ierne, Iouernia and (H)iberio.
In 1938 the British government provided in the Eire (Confirmation of Agreements) Act 1938 that British legislation would henceforth refer to the Irish Free State as "Eire" (but not as "Ireland"). This was altered by the Ireland Act 1949, where the English-law name of the state was changed to "Republic of Ireland".
Pre-1919. Following the Norman invasion, actual Ireland was known as Dominium Hiberniae, the Lordship of Ireland from 1171 to 1541, and the Kingdom of Ireland from 1541 to 1800. From 1801 to 1922 it was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a constituent country.
Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (endonym: Goídelc; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish or Shenn Ghaelg), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts.
When Northern Ireland was formed in 1920, it was decided, partly because of where Catholic and Protestant populations lived, to only include six of the nine counties of Ulster within the new state. Thus, the remaining three counties eventually formed part of the Irish Free State.
Ballyshannon is the oldest town in Ireland and on the outskirts is a little sign pointing to the Abbey well. Turns out to be a whole lot older than the old town. This well dates back to the days of St Patrick at least 1500 years ago and it's wonderfully tricky to find!
The question of national identity was asked in the 2021 census with the three most common identities given being British, Irish and Northern Irish. Most people of Protestant background consider themselves British, while a majority of people of Catholic background are Irish.
Add in cozy pubs, great food, traditional crafts, and beautiful scenery, and it's easy to see why Galway is known in Ireland — and beyond — as the “most Irish city in Ireland.” Here are five reasons why Galway lives up to its name.
This is a new trend: even today, many Irish people don't speak the native language as a result of the country's long history of British rule from 1169-1922. They don't speak Irish because for many years they did not speak it. This led to it falling into almost total disuse for a long time.
Caledonia is an old Latin name for Scotland, deriving from the Caledonii tribe. It is unknown what name the Caledonians used of themselves, although it was possibly based on a Brythonic word for "hard" or "tough" (represented by the modern Welsh caled).
Origin:Gaelic. Meaning:Ireland. An Irish name doesn't get more Irish than Erin, which literally means “Ireland!” A top 100 contender on the popularity charts from the early 1970s until 2005, Erin may have lost some of her rating steam in recent times but she has lost none of her charm.
Great Ireland (Old Norse: Írland hit mikla or Írland it mikla), also known as White Men's Land (Hvítramannaland) or Land of the White People, and in Latin similarly as Hibernia Major and Albania, was a land said by various Norsemen to be located near Vinland.
What Does “Erin Go Bragh” Mean in Irish? “Erin go Bragh” translates directly, for the most part, to “Ireland until the end of time,” though some translations occasionally interpret the statement as “Ireland until doomsday.”
The first recorded Irish surname is O'Clery (Ó Cléirigh) in what is now modern County Galway about 920 AD. Although the creation of surnames in Ireland may have began at an early time, it slowly continued for the next three hundred years or so.
The economy of Ireland is a highly developed knowledge economy, focused on services in high-tech, life sciences, financial services and agribusiness, including agrifood. Ireland is an open economy (3rd on the Index of Economic Freedom), and ranks first for high-value foreign direct investment (FDI) flows.
When Ireland was partitioned in 1922, the counties of Ulster were allowed to vote on whether to join the Irish Free State or remain in the United Kingdom. Three -- Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan -- voted for the Irish Free State. The others -- Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Londonderry, Antrim and Down -- voted for the UK.
As in the Ottoman and Russian empires, imperialism in Ireland ultimately rested on violence and the use of force. During the Nine Years War (1594-1603) English forces used scorched-earth tactics and starvation to secure submission. Roughly 20 per cent of the Irish population died during the war of the 1640s.
In the United States, the term "Black Irish" was initially used in the 19th century to derogatorily describe Irish refugees of the Great Famine. It later shifted into a term used to describe people of Irish descent who have black or dark-colored hair, blue or dark eyes, or otherwise dark coloring.
The Irish language is older than English by more than a thousand years; and a form of the language has been spoken in Ireland for somewhere in the order of 2,500 years!
Labor historian Eric Arnesen wrote in 2001 that "the notion that the non-white Irish became white has become axiomatic among many academics"; however, he argued that this was historically inaccurate, and that the Irish in the United States were considered white throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
Karen is a female name of Danish origin. It originated with the Danes and the Greeks and is a diminutive of the more formal Katherine. Karen means "pure," which points to the wonderful innocence of childhood and the loving, pure nature baby embodies.
Orla (/ˈɔːrlə/ OR-lə) is an anglicisation of Órfhlaith, a feminine given name of Irish origin. The name is often interpreted as meaning "golden princess", as it is derived from the Irish words ór ("gold") and flaith (literally "prince"; its full feminine form being banfhlaith). Orla.
