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Ireland Info · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Home Country: ireland

IRELAND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Full Name

Éire (Republic of Ireland)

Capital City

Dublin

Area

70,300 sq km

27,143 sq miles

Population

3,969,000

Time Zone

GMT/UTC 0

Daylight Saving Start

last Sunday in March

Daylight Saving End

last Sunday in October

Languages

English (official)

Although English is the main language of Ireland, it's spoken with a mellifluous lilt and a peculiar way of structuring sentences, to be sure.

Gaelic (official)

There remain areas of western and southern Ireland, known as the Gaeltacht, where Irish (Gaelic) is the native language - they include parts of Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Donegal and the Aran Islands. There are around 83,000 native speakers. Since Independence in 1921, the Republic of Ireland has declared itself to be bilingual, and many documents and road signs are printed in both Gaelic and English.

Religion

90% Roman Catholic, 3% Protestant

Currency

Euro (€)

Electricity

230V 50HzHz

Electric Plug Details

British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade

Country Dialing Code

353