In Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, her keen is experienced as a " low, pleasant singing "; in Tyrone in the north, as " the sound of two boards being struck together "; and on Rathlin Island as " a thin, screeching sound somewhere between the wail of a woman and the moan of an owl ".

Since the 2008 onset of the Irish economic and banking crisis, however, the country's economy has suffered, and since then Ireland has experienced net emigration once again.

Many historic buildings in Ireland were destroyed during the war, most famously the Custom House in Dublin, which was disastrously attacked on de Valera's insistence, to the horror of the more militarily experienced Collins.

The situation changed during late 1845 with poor harvests and the Great Famine in Ireland ; Britain experienced scarcity and Ireland starvation.

The Church of Ireland experienced major decline during the 20th century, both in Northern Ireland, where around 65 % of its members live, and in the Republic of Ireland which contains upwards of 35 %.

Eventually he was granted the gesture of the 16th ( Irish ) Division which, with the exception of its Irish General Bernhard Hickie at first had mostly English officers, unlike the Ulster Division which had its own reserve militia officers, since most of the experienced officers in Ireland had already been posted to the 10th ( Irish ) Division and most Irish recruits enlisting in the new army lacked the military training to act as officers.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Ireland experienced an economic boom known as the Celtic Tiger, in which the country's GDP surpassed many of its European neighbours.

However, since 2008, Ireland has experienced a severe crisis in the banking sector and with sovereign debt.

However, whereas most European countries experienced a sustained economic boom in the 1950s, Ireland did not, its economy growing by only 1 % a year during the decade.

Ireland as a result experienced sharp emigration of around 50, 000 per year during the decade and the population of the state fell to an all-time low of 2. 81 million.

A graphic description of a mugging he had experienced was given to the Dáil in the context of a crime discussion, only for it to be revealed a day later that the incident had occurred in Kenya not Ireland.

Among the survivors was Captain Francisco de Cuellar, who gave a remarkable account of his experiences on the run in Ireland, similarly to those experienced by other conquistadors defeated elsewhere.

In the 19th century, Quebec experienced several waves of immigration, principally from England, Scotland and Ireland.

Canada experienced heavy immigration from Europe in the mid-19th century, especially from Ireland, which experienced famine in the 1840s, and Germany, with refugees fleeing the social unrest of the German Revolutions.

2008 – 09 proved a season of upheaval as O ' Neill left on 15 December 2008 to take charge of Republic of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers, although the experienced Jim Duffy followed him into the hotseat on 9 January 2009 and led the club to third place and a play-off place.

During the 19th century, the success of mill operations attracted many immigrants experienced in mill operations from England, Scotland, Ireland and other areas of Europe.

Northern Ireland too has experienced recent rail investment.

The enfranchisement of local electors allowed the development of a new political class, creating a significant body of experienced politicians who would enter national politics in Ireland in the 1920s, and increase the stability of the transitions to the parliaments of the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland.

Bradford has experienced significant levels of immigration throughout the 19th and 20th centurys. In the 1840s Bradford's population was significantly increased by migrants from Ireland, particularly rural Mayo and Sligo, and by 1851 around 18, 000 people of Irish origin resided in the town, representing around 10 % of the population, the largest proportion in Yorkshire.

Regarding Ireland the major Liberal achievements were land reform, where he ended centuries of landlord oppression ), the disestablishment of the ( Anglican ) Church of Ireland through the Irish Church Act 1869.

While the crew spent six weeks shooting on location in Scotland, the major battle scenes were shot in the Republic of Ireland using members of the Irish Army Reserve as extras.

Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany have living traditions of language and music, and there has been a recent major revival of interest in Wales, Cornwall and the Isle of Man.

Dublin Castle, which became the centre of Norman power in Ireland, was founded in 1204 as a major defensive work on the orders of King John of England.

One of the oldest is Dublin Castle, which was first founded as a major defensive work on the orders of King John of England in 1204, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, when it was commanded that a castle be built with strong walls and good ditches for the defence of the city, the administration of justice, and the protection of the King ’ s treasure.

In 2011 there was a major political realignment in Ireland, with Fine Gael becoming the largest party, Labour the second, and Fianna Fáil dropping to third following a collapse in support.

Ireland has major ports in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Rosslare, Derry and Waterford.

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.

The society also lost several major figures over the period: Richard Lovell Edgeworth ceased regular involvement in the society's activities when he returned to Ireland in 1782, John Whitehurst died in London in 1788, and Thomas Day died the following year.

Census figures in Ireland do not provide a breakdown of religions outside of the major Christian denominations and other major world religions.

Squatting has no major tradition in Ireland in part due to strong property rights which favour the owner of the property.

With a total area of approximately, the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands.

DUP, Sinn Féin, the Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP ), and the SDLP are considered the four major parties in Northern Ireland, holding the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

This period of Viking expansion – known as the Viking Age – forms a major part of the medieval history of Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland and the rest of Medieval Europe.

* May 17 – The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland Act, a major component of the reforms collectively known as the ' Constitution of 1782 ' which restore legislative independence to the Parliament of Ireland.

In August 1969, Northern Ireland cities like Belfast and Derry erupted in major rioting and British troops were called in at the request of the Government of Northern Ireland ( see 1969 Northern Ireland Riots ).

The Bank of North America played a major role in financing the war against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

A major epidemic occurred in Ireland between 1816 – 19, and again in the late 1830s, and yet another major typhus epidemic occurred during the Great Irish Famine between 1846 and 1849.

Swift presents the dire state of Ireland and shows that mere population itself, in Ireland ’ s case, did not always mean greater wealth and economy.

However, the presence of a vigorous population of Celtic lineage, principally of Irish origin, has supported the creation of other celebrations of beer, often for marketing purposes, such as Saint Patrick's Day ( Día de San Patricio ), patron of Ireland, which is celebrated with abundant libations.

The Black and Tans were not subject to strict discipline in their early months in Ireland and as a result, their deaths at the hands of the IRA in 1920 were often repaid with arbitrary reprisals against the civilian population.

Mayo is the third largest of Ireland ’ s 32 counties in area and 15th largest in terms of population.

It is one of four counties of Northern Ireland presently to have a majority of the population from a Catholic background, according to the 2001 census.

During the Middle Ages, there were various systems involving elections or assemblies, although often only involving a small amount of the population, the election of Gopala in Bengal region of Indian Subcontinent, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ( 10 % of population ), the Althing in Iceland, the Løgting in the Faeroe Islands, certain medieval Italian city-states such as Venice, the tuatha system in early medieval Ireland, the Veche in Novgorod and Pskov Republics of medieval Russia, Scandinavian Things, The States in Tirol and Switzerland and the autonomous merchant city of Sakai in the 16th century in Japan.

Enniskillen is classified as a " medium town " by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency ( NISRA ) ( i. e. with population between 10, 000 and 18, 000 people ).

Although Ireland was one of her two kingdoms, Elizabeth faced a hostile — and in places virtually autonomous — Irish population that adhered to Catholicism and was willing to defy her authority and plot with her enemies.

For example, Ireland currently has 4 licenced operators with their own networks despite a smaller and sparser population than France's making improved coverage less economically rewarding.

The diaspora, maximally interpreted, contains more than 80 million people, which is more than thirteen times the population of the island of Ireland itself, which had approximately 6. 4 million in 2011 ( comprising the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ).

The 2001 UK Census states that 869, 093 people born in Ireland are living in Great Britain, with over 10 % of the population ( over 6 million ) being of Irish descent.

Today there are an estimated 700, 000 people of Irish ancestry in Argentina, approximately 15. 5 % of the Republic of Ireland's current population ; however, these numbers may be far higher, given that many Irish newcomers declared themselves to be British, as Ireland at the time was still part of the United Kingdom and today their descendants integrated into Argentine society with mixed bloodlines.

Ireland has, throughout most of its history, had a relatively small population ; until the 19th century this was comparable to other regions of similar area in Europe.

The famine was by far the most significant turning point in the demographics of the country, as not only did Ireland's population not grow for the next century, it continued a slow decline, the result of which is that the Republic of Ireland has a significantly smaller population today than would be expected for a European country of its size.

In 2008, Ireland had the highest birth rate ( 18. 1 per 1, 000 ), lowest death rate ( 6. 1 per 1, 000 ) and highest net-migration rate ( 14. 1 per 1, 000 ) in the entire European Union – and the largest population growth rate ( 4. 4 %) in the 27-member bloc as a result.

The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland in Western Europe, with a population of over 75, 000.

It is important to note that by the Middle Ages the Tuatha Dé Danann were not viewed so much as gods as the shape-shifting magician population of an earlier Golden Age Ireland.

It is modeled on an average village in the West of Ireland but with its own distinct personality – diverse population that share secrets, romances, friendships etc.