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Ireland may refer to:

• Ireland, the island in northwestern Europe
• Ireland (state), a present-day state occupying most of the eponymous island. Northern Ireland – a part of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) – occupies the remainder of the island.

Former political entities also include "Ireland" or variation:

• Irish Free State
• Southern Ireland
• Irish Republic, sometimes used to describe the current Republic of Ireland
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• Kingdom of Ireland, ruled by a titular monarch
• Lordship of Ireland

See also Names of the Irish state

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Other locations named "Ireland" include:

• Ireland, Bedfordshire, England
• Ireland, Shetland, Scotland
• Ireland Island, of Bermuda
• Ireland, West Virginia, USA
• New Ireland, an island province of New Guinea

[edit] Surname

• Alexander Ireland
• Andy Ireland
• Betty Ireland
• Brian Ireland
• Colin Ireland
• Doug Ireland
• Innes Ireland
• Jill Ireland
• John Ireland:
  • John Ireland (politician) (1827–1896), Governor of Texas
  • John Ireland (archbishop) (1838–1918), of St Paul, Minnesota, university founder
  • John Ireland (composer) (1879–1962), English composer
  • John Ireland (actor) (1914–1992)
  • John Ireland (scientist) (1918–2001), Manhattan Project and World War II veteran
  • John Ireland (barrister) (1950–present), Australian barrister
  • John de Courcy Ireland
• Kathy Ireland
• Kylie Ireland
• Mike Ireland
• Patricia Ireland
• William Henry Ireland

[edit] See also

• Irish
• Éire
• Empress of Ireland which sank in 1924 with a loss of 1012 lives.

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