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Ireland

land of the Erse, was known to the Romans as Hibernia, and to the Irish poet as Erin. To the world at large it is the Emerald Isle and Green Isle,--the home of a witty, fun-loving, loyal, hospitable, brave people who have fought and won the battles of all countries save their own.

STATISTICS. The following statistics are the latest to be had from trustworthy sources:

Land area (square miles)32,360
Population (1908)4,363,351
Dublin290,000
Belfast349,000
Cork76,000
Limerick38,000
Londonderry40,000
Waterford27,000
Births101,000
Deaths77,000
Emigrants64,000
Number counties32
Peers in House of Lords33
Representatives, House of Commons,103
Number of tenant purchasers152,000
Outstanding state loans to same, 1908$250,000,000
Acres of arable land3,626,000
Acres of permanent pasture11,637,000
Agricultural Productions--
Potatoes, bushels75,000,000
Wheat, bushels1,325,000
Barley, bushels6,722,000
Oats, bushels49,000,000
Beans, bushels82,000
Peas, bushels9,000
Turnips, bushels140,000,000
Domestic Animals--
Horses604,000
Mules30,000
Cattle4,791,000
Sheep4,129,000
Goats100,000
Swine1,317,000
Coal mined, tons99,000
Value of mineral products$1,000,000
Fishing boats5,766
Annual catch$1,400,000
Miles of railway (1908)3,362
Miles of canals848
Letters and post cards200,000,000
Elementary public schools8,538
Pupils enrolled675,000
Paupers103,000

See Celt; Dublin; Cork; Belfast; Londonderry; Boyne; Blarney; Gaelic; Famine; Absenteeism; Immigration; Peat; O'Connell; Emmet; Patrick; Shamrock; Elk; Kilkenny

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