Ireland
Ireland
- an island of the British Isles, lying west of Great Britain. Approximately four fifths of the area of Ireland forms the Republic of Ireland, with the remaining one fifth forming Northern Ireland
爱尔兰（不列颠群岛之一，位于英国西部，约五分之四面积为爱尔兰共和国，其余五分之一为北爱尔兰）
- Ireland was inhabited by Celts from about the 6th century bc. English invasions began in the 12th century under Henry II, although the whole of the island was not conquered until the time of the Tudors. Revolts against English rule led to English and Scottish families being settled on confiscated land; in parts of Ulster the descendants of Protestant settlers form a majority. After an unsuccessful rebellion in 1798, union of Britain and Ireland followed in 1801. In 1921 Ireland was partitioned by the Anglo-Irish Treaty
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