Ireland
Ireland is an island in north-western Europe.
History
In ancient times, after the death of Gathelus in Portugal, Scota and her eight sons departed by sea. Five of the sons were killed at sea and upon landing on Ireland another son and Scota herself were killed as warriors in battle. Two sons, Eremon and Eber Finn survived and soon after Eremon was crowned High King of Ireland upon the Stone of Destiny at Tara.
Later, Ireland was the home of the Hound of Ulster (a member of the Irish Clan) and Cu Chullain in A.D. 10. Around this time Ireland was suffering from the wrath of the Banshee, but Cu Chullain and his faithful Hound defeated her at last.
In the 10th Century, Indulf fled to Ireland from Scotland after losing the throne. His son Culen went with him, and after Indulf's death, Culen led an Irish army against Scotland in the Battle of Gaine to reclaim the Scottish throne, where he was successful.
Over a thousand years later, Elisa Maza, Goliath, Angela, and Bronx arrived in Ireland on the [[Avalon World Tour and there met the Banshee and Rory Dugan, who was Cu Chullain reborn. With Bronx's help, Cu Chullain was again able to defeat the Banshee. Soon after, the Banshee either fled the island to hide and/or was dragged back to Avalon by the Weird Sisters.
Real World History
Ireland is the second largest island in Europe. It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with the island of Great Britain lying to the east. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state occupying five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, occupying the northeastern sixth of the island. The name 'Ireland' derives from the name Ériu (in modern Irish, Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word 'land'.
The population of the island is slightly under 6 million (2006), with just over 4.2 million in the Republic of Ireland (1.6 million in Greater Dublin) and about 1.7 million in Northern Ireland (0.6 million in Greater Belfast).
See also
- Ireland at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
