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• Church of Ireland (noun)
  1. autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
• Church of Ireland, the
  1. an independent ANGLICAN church in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
• New Ireland (noun)
  1. an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea
• Northern Ireland
  1. the northern part of the island of Ireland, which is politically part of the United Kingdom. Population 1,577,836 (2001). It is sometimes called the Six Counties, because it consists of six COUNTIES, or as Ulster, or the Province. Its capital city is Belfast, and its main industries are farming and engineering, especially ship and aircraft building. The population of Northern Ireland is divided between the Protestants (over 50%) and the Roman Catholics (almost 40%). In general, the Protestants want Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK, and they are called Unionists or Loyalists. Catholics want Northern Ireland to become part of the Republic of Ireland, and are called Republicans or Nationalists. The disagreements between these groups have led to a lot of violence.
• Northern Ireland Assembly, the
  1. a political assembly set up as part of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement. The assembly has 108 members, six from each of the 18 constituencies in Northern Ireland. The assembly has an executive of up to 12 ministers, whose responsibilities include health, education, environment and finance.
• Republic of Ireland (noun)
  1. a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
• Republic of Ireland, the
  1. a country that forms the larger part of the island of Ireland, and which is a member of the EU . Population: 3,917,203 (2002). Capital: Dublin. It was formerly ruled by the British, but it became an independent country in 1921, when Ireland was divided into Northern Ireland (which remained as part of the UK) and the Irish Free State, which later became the Republic of Ireland. Ireland is mainly a Roman Catholic country. Its official languages are Irish Gaelic and English. Traditionally, Ireland's main industry was farming, but it has developed new industries.
• Southern Ireland
  1. another name of the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (noun)
  1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
• bells of Ireland (noun)
  1. aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx
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