Top Document: Irish FAQ: Politics [4/10] Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: 2) What should I call them? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge The island is called Ireland, but it is divided into two jurisdictions. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, governed from London. The remainder of the island is a separate state, the Republic of Ireland, with its government in Dublin. The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hEireann) states in Article 4. "The name of the State is Éire, or in the English language, Ireland". Some people find the use of "Éire" or (worse) "Eire" in English irritating, but not everyone. "Ireland" is ambiguous: it may refer to the island or to the part governed from Dublin. You may want to say "the island of Ireland" to avoid this ambiguity. The following are synonyms in common usage. Some of these terms are politically loaded: the first in each list is the best choice if you want to make yourself clear (without committing yourself to a particular political view). Northern Ireland; Ulster; the North; the Six Counties Republic of Ireland; Ireland; the South; the Twenty Six Counties; the Free State User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: Irish FAQ: Politics [4/10] Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: 2) What should I call them? Part00 - Part01 - Part02 - Part03 - Part04 - Part05 - Part06 - Part07 - Part08 - Part09 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: irish-faq@pobox.com (Irish FAQ Maintainer)
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