The Republic of Ireland, which occupies about five sixths of the island. ... Roman Catholic priests and nuns are commonly seen in cities and villages throughout the country. ... The population of the area that now makes up the Republic of Ireland fell steadily from about 6,500,00 in 1841 to 2,800,00 in 1961. ... Currency The currency in the Republic of Ireland is the Euro. ...
The Republic of Ireland became an industrialised state relatively late and has only recently moved away from an agricultural society to a more modern, Western industrial society. ... The Roman Catholic Church's influence and contribution to the political culture was and still is noticeable. ... The church was, and still is, despite the decline in the number of Roman-Catholics in Ireland, an opinion leader. ... Early on, the state recognised the Roman Catholic church's unique position as the people's moral guide and the church seemingly did not intervene with how the country was...
Ireland is split in two parts, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ... The principal religion of the Republic is Roman Catholicism which con-stitutes over 91% of the population. ... Irish (Gaelic) is the first language of the Republic and is compulsory in all schools up to secondary level. ... Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and it has 3.6 million people. ... That is what we now call the Republic. ...
