Éire CAPITAL: Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of green, white, and orange vertical stripes. ANTHEM: Amhrán na bhFiann (The Soldier's Song). MONETARY UNIT: The euro replaced the Irish punt as...

Evangelism is the activity, individual or collective and usually organized, by which Christians set forth and spread their beliefs and practices. The quantification of evangelism boils down to measuring the various modes of contact that persons or...

Ireland Ireland, the second-largest island in Europe, lies in the Atlantic Ocean on the western periphery of the European continent, separated from Great Britain to the east by the Irish Sea. Although the island is 84,433 square kilometers (32,595...

Bartholomew Patrick AhernPrime Minister (pronounced "bar-THAL-a-mew PA-trick ah-HERN") "The people of Ireland want to see our country modernized, but they want to see it modernized in a way that's consistent with their...

The Republic of Ireland, founded in 1949, is composed of 26 counties in the south of Ireland. The establishment of the republic followed a conflict-ridden process of liberation from the United Kingdom. A first attempt to declare independence—the...

Country, western Europe, occupying the greater part of the island of Ireland west of Great Britain. Area: 27,133 sq mi (70,273 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 4,096,000. Capital: Dublin. The northeastern portion of the island is occupied by Northern...

Coordinates: 53° N 07° W This article is about the island. For the state, see Republic of Ireland. For other uses, see Ireland...