The population of the island is slightly under 6 million, with 4.2 million in the republic and an estimated almost 1.75 million in Northern Ireland. This is a significant increase from a modern historical low in the 1960s, but still much lower than the peak population of over 8 million in the early 19th century.
The name Ireland derives from the name of the Celtic goddess Èriu, with the addition of the Germanic word land. Most other western European names for Ireland, such as FrenchIrlande, derive from the same source.
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