However, in official usage in the Republic of Ireland, the term often refers to the 29 modern counties.

In sport, the term has come into common usage by television commentators, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Following the Greek usage, the Romans referred to the Insulae Britannicae in the plural, consisting of Albion ( Great Britain ), Hibernia ( Ireland ), Thule ( possibly Iceland ) and many smaller islands.

In Ireland, large-scale domestic and industrial peat usage is widespread.

The word chapel is in particularly common usage in the United Kingdom, and even more so in Wales, for independent or nonconformist places of worship ; and in Scotland and Ireland for Roman Catholic churches.

* British Mainland ( i. e. the island of Great Britain ), as opposed to the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland ( although when used to differentiate Britain from Ireland it can be considered an offensive usage ) or any other British island.

During the reign of James VI of Scotland and I of England and Ireland, however, Majesty became the official style, to the exclusion of all others, and was then brought to North America during colonial times through usage in reference to the British monarch, who then had sovereignty over the colonies on that continent.

The term " deputy " may be used to refer to any member of a legislative body or chamber ; this usage is particularly common in those French-and Spanish-speaking countries whose parliaments or legislative chambers refer to themselves as " national assemblies "; the term is also used by Portugal's Assembly of the Republic, and often in Ireland as a form of address when referring to members of Dáil Éireann.

The cultural and class divisions of 19th century Ireland were reflected in the usage of the building.

In Ireland, the usage of the word county nearly always comes before rather than after the county name ; thus " County Clare " in Ireland as opposed to " Clare County " in Michigan, US.

In Ireland, the usage of the word county always comes before rather than after the county name ; thus " County Clare " in Ireland as opposed to " Clare County " in Michigan, US.

In Ireland, the usage of the word county nearly always comes before rather than after the county name ; thus " County Clare " in Ireland as opposed to " Clare County " in Michigan, US.

Agrarian rebellion in Ireland can be traced to local concerns and grievances relating to land usage, particularly as traditional socioeconomic practices such as small-scale potato cultivation were supplanted by the fencing and pasturing of land.

Occasional use ( mainly transport of beet from Midleton to the Mallow Sugar Factory ) continued for many years after 1963, but even the sporadic usage of the line came to an end in 1988, with the final train to use the track being a passenger excursion for Midleton GAA supporters to Dublin for the final of the All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship ( in which Midleton played ).

Some customers reported being charged foreign usage fees on Visa debit cards in Northern Ireland, which had not been charged on the old cards.

Examples of common pars pro toto usage in political geography include " Russia " or " Russians ", for the entire former Russian Empire or former Soviet Union or its people, Taiwan for Republic of China, Holland for the Netherlands, and, particularly in languages other than English, using the translation of " England " in that language for " United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ".

Ireland Offline terminated its operation in August 2007 with Ireland still ranking low in the European broadband availability and usage statistics.

The origins of this are more difficult to trace but it does feature in a work by the Irish writer Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne, Messer Marco Polo ( 1925 ), p. 25, and it is in common usage in Ireland.

In the United Kingdom, dialects, word use and accents vary not only between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but also within them.

Place names in Ireland that contain remnants of the word ' Bealtaine ' include a number of places called ' Beltany ' – indicating places where Bealtaine festivities were once held.

This thesis is supported by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, explaining that the Turko-Mongol name Timur underwent a similar evolution, from the Sanskrit word cimara (" iron ") via a modified version * čimr to the final Turkicized version timür, with-ür replacing-r due to the Turkish vowel harmony ( hence babr → babür ).

In other cases, central banks may incorporate the word " Central " ( for example, European Central Bank, Central Bank of Ireland ); but the Central Bank of India is a ( government-owned ) commercial bank and not a central bank.

It is widespread practice in the media in the UK ( and elsewhere ) to use the word Europe to mean continental Europe ; that is, " Europe " excludes Britain, Iceland and Ireland ( though the term is sometimes used to refer to the European Union ).

The word dessert is most commonly used for this course in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Ireland, while pudding or, informally, sweet or afters are alternative terms that may also be used in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries, including New Zealand and India.

The Irish-language names of counties in the Republic of Ireland are prescribed by ministerial order, which in the case of five newer counties, omits the word contae ( county ).

However in Ireland, the word Tayto is synonymous with crisps after the Tayto brand and can be used to describe all varieties of crisp, including those not produced by Tayto.

The Modern Irish word Samhain is derived from the Old Irish samain, samuin, or samfuin, all referring to 1 November ( latha na samna: ' samhain day '), and the festival and royal assembly held on that date in medieval Ireland ( oenaig na samna: ' samhain assembly ').

The word was also used in Ireland during the eighteenth century to describe a secret revolutionary society similar to the Whiteboys.

The word ' Tory ' had connotations of Papist and outlaw derived from its previous use in Ireland.

After a few minutes the blows ceased and Mr. Gladstone, resting on the handle of his axe, looked up, and with deep earnestness in his voice, and great intensity in his face, exclaimed: ‘ My mission is to pacify Ireland .’ He then resumed his task, and never said another word till the tree was down.

Historically, the counties of Meath, Westmeath and small parts of surrounding counties constituted the province of Mide, which was one of the " Five Fifths " of Ireland ( in the Irish language the word for province, Cuige, from Cuig, five means " a fifth "); however, these have long since become the three northernmost counties of Leinster province.

In other English-speaking countries, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand the word is allowed to be used in broadcast television by the regulative councils of each area, as long as it is used in late hours when young people are not expected to be watching.

* In Britain, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, sweets or more colloquially sweeties ( particularly used by children, the Scottish Gaelic word suiteis is a derivative ).

In Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the word " smacking " is generally used in preference to " spanking " when describing striking with an open hand, rather than with an implement.

The English name for Ireland comes from the name Ériu and the Germanic ( Old Norse or Old English ) word land.

The fact that Ériu is represented as goddess of Ireland, she is often interpreted as a modern day personification of Ireland, although since the name " Ériu " is the older Irish form of the word Ireland, her modern name is often modified to " Éire " or " Erin " to suit a modern form.

The word Cailleach means ' hag ' in modern Scottish Gaelic, and has been applied to numerous mythological figures in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada the word " raisin " is reserved for the dried large dark grape, with " sultana " being a dried large white grape, and " currant " being a dried small Black Corinth grape.

This was practically a treaty between England and Scotland for the preservation of the reformed religion in Scotland, the reformation of religion in England and Ireland " according to the word of God and the example of the best reformed churches ," and the extirpation of popery and prelacy.

County Mayo () is a county in Ireland.

Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after.

County Dublin ( or Contae Átha Cliath ) is a county in Ireland.

A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

* County Down, a county within Northern Ireland

Hertfordshire (, or ; abbreviated Herts ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Upon the partition of Ireland in 1921, the county became one of the basic land divisions employed, along with county boroughs.

The Church of Ireland exercised functions at the level of civil parish that would later be exercised by county authorities.

In the Republic of Ireland the traditional counties are, in general, the basis for local government, planning and community development purposes, are governed by county councils and are still generally respected for other purposes.

Where possible, parliamentary constituencies in the Republic of Ireland follow county boundaries.

In Northern Ireland, a major reorganisation of local government in 1973 replaced the six traditional counties and two county boroughs ( Belfast and Derry ) with 26 single-tier districts for local government purposes.

Also not shown are the former county boroughs of Londonderry ( now Derry City ) and Belfast which in Northern Ireland had the same legal status as the six counties until the reorganisation of local government in 1973.

* County Kerry, a county of Ireland

The Parliament of Ireland passed an act in 1715 raising regiments of militia in each county and county corporate.

The text of the Constitution of Ireland, as originally enacted in 1937, made reference in its controversial Articles 2 and 3 to two geopolitical entities: a thirty-two county ' national territory ' ( i. e., the island of Ireland ), and a twenty-six county ' state ' formerly known as the Irish Free State.