I presume you mean the Republic of Ireland and not Southern Ireland. It's around 3.5 M.
In 1942, the population of Ireland was 2.96 million people. Ireland has a current population of 4.68 million people, and a life expectancy of 80.7 years.
The population of the whole of Ireland is approximately 6.9 million people. This includes both the Republic of Ireland, with a population of around 4.9 million, and Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1.8 million.
The population of Ireland in 1916 was approximately 4.4 million people.
In the 2006 census of Ireland, the population of county Kildare was 186,335.
In the last census taken, in 2006, the population of Kilkenny was 87,558.
Eire - or southern Ireland. Although it's part of the British Isles (being 'attached' to Northern Ireland) it's separate from the United Kingdom.
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Maurice Moynihan has written: 'The functions of the Department of the Taoiseach' -- subject(s): Ireland (Eire), Ireland (Eire). Dept. of the Taoiseach
Ireland is larger than Denmark.
Eire is the Irish name for Ireland. 5p refers to a 5 Pence coin.
Eire
An eleven letter word for Ireland is "Emerald Isle".
Rapt in Eire - 2009 is rated/received certificates of: Ireland:15
A four-letter synonym for Ireland is "Eire" - but this is not an abbreviation.
Ireland - including Northern Ireland and Eire.
The Irish for Ireland is Éire. It is believed it comes from the Goddess Ériu.
eire or the emerald isle