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Ireland

Population: 3,840,838 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard

Background: A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for the 26 southern counties; the six northern counties (Ulster) remained part of Great Britain. In 1948 Ireland...

Currency: euro (EUR, EUR (€0.78 = US$1))

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.

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Related Links

 · National Print Museum of Ireland
 · CIA World Factbook: Ireland
 · Ethnologue: Languages of Ireland
 · BBC Country profile: Ireland

Irish-themed fonts

 · Search for “irish

Irish Font Foundries

 · Evertype
 · Stephen Synnott
 · Typehood

Irish Typographic People

 · Michael Everson
 · Tony Fahy
 · Ed Miliano



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