An Overview of Ireland

Introduction\nIreland is the second largest Island of the British Isles. The majority rule of Ireland Act do in 1948 states the official bear on of the dry land as The Republic of Ireland, but other(a) slope speaking nations commonly arouse to the country just as Ireland. The word Ireland comes from the combining of the passkey Gaelic name É yellow bile and the German word Land. Ireland is 485 km (302 miles) at it greatest continuance and is 304 km (189 miles) at its widest shoot for, (Britannica) with the republic coering a total land bargain of 70,282 sq km. With high precipitation, the weather is consistently humid, with moderate winters and cool summers. The country is slightly mountainous with the highest peak, Carrantuohill in County Kerry, rising to 3,415 ft. The Irish ocean to the east go againsts Ireland from its neighbor Britain. Since Ireland has no bridges or other structures connecting it to Europe the sea is indispensable to the Irish economy, fishing, an d transportation. The total universe of Ireland is 4,680,000. (2012 Britannica est.)\n\nSociety\nIrelands existence is very homogenous when compared to other nations around the world. The island is divided into a total of 32 counties, 26 of which are a percent of the Republic of Ireland and the other 6 making up Yankee Ireland. Northern Ireland remains separate from the Republic and is ruled by the United Kingdom. While a large majority of the people consider themselves ethnically to be Irish, some citizens, particularly those in Northern Ireland, view themselves as Irish of British descent, a group sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Irish.(every nicety.com) This division in culture seems largely dependent on a variety of factors such as nationalism, religion, and the rule of two different governments on the island. In the sixteenth century, the English seek to regain control over Ireland by trying to de-establish the Catholic Church. This began an association between Irish C atholicism...