Who were the last five Prime Ministers of Great Britain?
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It is Irish. Lewis is a common last name in Ireland. People with this last name will usually be Irish.
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It comes from the country of Ireland. It is an Irish last name.
IReland does not have a prime minister or deputy prime minister. The equivalent of a prime minister in Ireland is known as a Taoiseach and the deputy is known as the Tánaiste. The last Tánaiste was Mary Coughlan - 2007-2011. The present Tánaiste (April 2011) is Eamonn Gilmore.
The name "Ireland" is there as long as people can remember. The last time it was formally named was through the 1937 Irish constitution, where the Irish name Éire and Ireland were given as the name for Ireland. Éire appears on all Irish coins and stamps.
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I own the last Irish Wolfhound. The very last one. I am going to go out the back now and hit it with a shovel. So the answer is, today.
The Republic of Ireland, is the country made up of 26 of the 32 counties on the island of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is officially known as Ireland or in the Irish language Éire, according to the Irish constitution. So the names Republic of Ireland and Ireland are used interchangeably. You will see Éire written on Irish stamps and coins.