Interface administrators, Administrators (Semantic MediaWiki), Curators (Semantic MediaWiki), Editors (Semantic MediaWiki)
82,369
edits
m
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
<br> Today the island is divided into two countries: | <br> Today the island is divided into two countries: | ||
*the '''Republic of Ireland''', also known as '''Éire''', made up of twenty-six counties; not a part of the United Kingdom. | :*the '''Republic of Ireland''', also known as '''Éire''', made up of twenty-six counties; not a part of the United Kingdom. | ||
*'''Northern Ireland''', a constituent part of the United Kingdom, made up of six of the counties of the Province of Ulster. | :*'''Northern Ireland''', a constituent part of the United Kingdom, made up of six of the counties of the Province of Ulster. | ||
For further historic information, see [[Counties of Ireland]]. | For further historic information, see [[Counties of Ireland]]. | ||
| Line 67: | Line 67: | ||
|} | |} | ||
*§ These counties make up [[Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] | |||
*'''County Dublin''' was abolished in 1994 ans replaced by three new authorities: '''Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown'''; '''Fingal''' and '''South Dublin'''. | *'''County Dublin''' was abolished in 1994 ans replaced by three new authorities: '''Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown'''; '''Fingal''' and '''South Dublin'''. | ||
*The historic county of Tipperary was divided in 1898 into '''North Tipperary''' and '''South Tipperary'''. | |||
=== Beginners Corner === | === Beginners Corner === | ||