The musicians Van Morrison, Phil Coulter and James Galway are from Northern Ireland. The late George Best, a famous soccer player, was from Northern Ireland. Alex Higgins, twice World Snooker Champion, is from Northern Ireland. Dennis Taylor, another World Snooker Champion, is from Northern Ireland. The actors Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt are from Northern Ireland. The Nobel Prize winning poet Seamus Heaney is from Northern Ireland.
Ireland is named after the island it is located on, Ireland. Ireland the country is referred to as the Republic of Ireland so it is not confused with Northern Ireland, a country in the United Kingdom that borders the Republic of Ireland.
Below is a link to a map of Ireland, showing Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. "Southern Ireland" is an informal term for the Republic of Ireland, and geographically incorrect, as the most northerly point in Ireland is in the Republic of Ireland.
Ireland is divided into Northern Ireland and the Repubic of Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland is and independent country.
the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Pierce Brosnan,Colin Farrel and many other singers and actors are from Ireland
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The cast of Cromwell in Ireland - 2008 includes: Catherine Walker
The cast of Lament for Patrick Ireland - 2010 includes: Robert Ballagh Patrick Ireland as himself
The cast of The Garden of Ireland - 2007 includes: Mark Huberman as Dave
The cast of Over Ireland - 1998 includes: Brian Munn as Narrator
The cast of Pride of Ireland - 2000 includes: Phil Coulter as himself
The cast of Songs of Ireland - 1925 includes: Peggy Shaw as Peggy
The cast of His Niece from Ireland - 1913 includes: Lottie Briscoe as Ellen Kerry
The cast of The Mayor from Ireland - 1912 includes: Gene Gauntier as Bridget Donovan
The cast of Floyd on Britain and Ireland - 1988 includes: Keith Floyd
The cast of The Voice of Ireland - 1936 includes: Victor Haddick Richard Hayward