Irish people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (c. 70–80 million worldwide) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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Northern Ireland 1,810,863 (2011) (Irish descent only) |
|
 United States
|
40,000,000+ |
 United Kingdom* |
14,000,000 |
 Australia
|
7,000,000 |
 Canada
|
4,544,870 |
 Argentina
|
1,000,000 |
 Mexico
|
600,000 |
 New Zealand
|
600,000 |
 France
|
15,000 |
| Languages | |
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Irish, English (Hiberno-English dialects), Scots (Ulster Scots dialects), Shelta |
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| Religion | |
| Mainly Christianity (majority Roman Catholicism; minority Protestantism, especially Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, Methodism) see also: Religion in Ireland |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
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Anglo-Irish, Bretons, Cornish, English, Icelanders,Manx, Norse, Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh Other Northern European ethnic groups |
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* Around 800,000 Irish born people reside in Great Britain, with around 14,000,000 people claiming Irish ancestry. |
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Anglo-Irish, Bretons, Cornish, English, Icelanders,Manx, Norse, Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh
The Irish people (Irish: Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture. Ireland has been inhabited for about 9,000 years according to archaeological studies (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century (re)conquest and colonization of Ireland brought a large number of English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (an independent state), and the smaller Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities; including Irish, Northern Irish, British, or some combination thereof.
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