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Ireland
Ireland is the third largest island in Europe and is situated northwest of mainland Europe. It includes the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and has a total land area of about 81,638 square kilometers or 31,521 miles.
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The entire island was once a part of Britain. The majority of people in the north of Ireland wanted to remain united to Britain. The rest of Ireland wanted a republic. As a solution Ireland was partitioned (separated) and the south was given its freedom while the six counties of Northern Ireland remained British.
What famous cruise ship was built in Belfast Ireland?
The RMS Titanic was built by shipbuilders 'Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries' .
When St. Patrick first arrived in Ireland he was a?
He was a slave, just 16 years old and having been brought to Ireland from Britain by a pirate.
What is the nearest city to dublin-?
The closest city to Dublin is Kilkenny (Ireland) - 62 miles (100 km)
Next closest is Belfast (UK) - 88 miles (140 km)
England is part of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' which also includes six counties in the north of Ireland (Down, Antrim, Tyrone, Derry, Armagh and Fermanagh) though there is a strong movement to bring about a united Ireland
What caused the potatoes in Ireland to rot?
The potato crop failures were caused by late blight, which destroyed both the leaves and the edible tubers, of the potato plant. It is thought that wet conditions over more than one growing season enabled the blight, Phytophthora infestans, to thrive with devastating results.
About as many as two million Irish people emigrated during the famine. It is thought that about one million people died from starvation or other famine-related diseases, one disease being typhus.
The part of Ireland that was mostly Protestant was .?
The southern part. Northern Ireland was mostly Catholic.
