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[[Image:Rock of Cashel.jpg|thumb]] Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, and this name was given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” Other names were Eire, Isle of Mists, and Irlanda. It is said that the Greeks called the land Ogygia, which is to say the most ancient land. <br> | [[Image:Rock of Cashel.jpg|thumb]] Ireland has been known by many names throughout time. The first name given to the land was Island of Woods, and this name was given by a warrior of the people of "Nin, son of Bel.” Other names were Eire, Isle of Mists, and Irlanda. It is said that the Greeks called the land Ogygia, which is to say the most ancient land. | ||
Ireland is located in Far Western Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, and separated from Great Britain by Saint George's Channel on the south-east, the Irish Sea on the east, and the North Channel on the north-east. Politically, the island is divided into Northern Ireland, a constituent part of Great Britain, and the Republic of Ireland, formerly Eire. The island is divided into four historical provinces – Connaught (Connacht), Leinster, Munster, and Ulster – and administrative units called counties. The Republic of Ireland consists of Connaught, Leinster, and Munster provinces, totaling 23 counties, and 3 counties in Ulster Province. Northern Ireland consists of 6 counties in Ulster Province.<br> | |||
== Where did my ancestors come from? == | == Where did my ancestors come from? == | ||
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*There are 32 counties and thousands of parishes in Ireland. There may be dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor. | *There are 32 counties and thousands of parishes in Ireland. There may be dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor. | ||
*Ireland didn't keep general records of the population before protestant marriages began in 1845.<br> | *Ireland didn't keep general records of the population before protestant marriages began in 1845.<br> | ||