Originally Posted by
Kirstey
OK so this more thread creep.
So as a Englishmen.. how am I supposed to refer to the country of which Dublin is the capital?
The Constitution of Ireland says that the name of the state is Ireland or Eire. The Republic of Ireland Act 1948, adds Republic of Ireland as a descriptive name. Take your pick.
Note that "Southern Ireland" was the 26-county state envisaged by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, but it never really functioned, and hasn't existed as a political entity since 1922.