Names of the Irish state: Difference between revisions

There have been various '''names of the Irish state''', some of which have been controversial. The constitutional name of the contemporary [[sovereign state|state]] is ''[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Constitution of Ireland|year=1937|publisher=Stationary Office|author=Government of Ireland|location=Dublin}}</ref> the same as the island of [[Ireland]], of which it occupies five sixths.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ireland|work=The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|year=2009|accessdate=2010-01-03}}. This also says (using its own nomenclature) that the "conventional short form" name of the state is "Ireland" and that there is no "conventional long form".</ref> However, in 1949 it formally [[Republic of Ireland Act|declared itself a republic]] and was described in statute as the ''Republic of Ireland''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Republic of Ireland|work=The Republic of Ireland Act, 1948|publisher=Government of Ireland|year=1948|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1948/en/act/pub/0022/sec0002.html#zza22y1948s2|accessdate=2010-01-03}}</ref>

 

 

Historically the country (occupying the whole island) has been called ''Ireland'', in [[Irish language|Irish]] ''[[Éire]]'', and ''[[Hibernia]]'' in [[Latin]].