{"id":356384,"date":"2026-02-19T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356384"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:03:50","slug":"key-facts-about-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; India and Ireland convened a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi to enhance collaboration in telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<h2>About Ireland (Capital: Dublin)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356403\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-356403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ireland.png?resize=402%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ireland\" width=\"402\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ireland.png?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ireland.png?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Ireland is an island nation in Northwestern Europe and lies to the west of Great Britain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Separation from Great Britain<\/strong>: It is separated from Great Britain by the North Channel (between Northern Ireland and Scotland), the Irish Sea, and St. George\u2019s Channel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordering Country<\/strong>: Ireland shares its only land border with Northern Ireland in the north, which is part of the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surrounding Water Bodies<\/strong>: It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Celtic Sea to the south, and the Irish Sea to the east.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Identity<\/strong>: The official name of the country is the Republic of Ireland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relief &amp; Topography<\/strong>: Ireland consists of a central lowland limestone plain surrounded by coastal mountains, including the MacGillycuddy\u2019s Reeks in the southwest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest Peak<\/strong>: Carrantuohill.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Longest River<\/strong>: River Shannon, which flows southwards and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Largest Lake<\/strong>: Lough Neagh is the largest lake on the island of Ireland (mainly in Northern Ireland), while Lough Corrib is the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; India and Ireland convened a high-level bilateral meeting in New Delhi to enhance collaboration in telecommunications, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies. About Ireland (Capital: Dublin) Location: Ireland is an island nation in Northwestern Europe and lies to the west of Great Britain. Separation from Great Britain: It is separated from Great Britain by the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-ireland\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Key Facts about Ireland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,12039,11211],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-356384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}