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POPULATION
There are 2.9 million of us in the Republic.
584,000 in Dublin. The whole country is
about as big as the State of Maine (32,524
sq. miles).
DISTANCES
Galway (135); Cork (161);
Dublin to
Killarney (191); Shannon (138); London
(279); Paris (486); Rome (1,184); New
York (3,171). There are more than 2,000
miles of coastline.
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FOOD
Some native dishes are world famous. You
may like to try Dublin Bay Prawns, Galway
Oysters, Limerick Ham or Prime Beef from
any part of the country.
TIPPING
10-15% (two to three shillings in the £) is
usual where no service charge has been
made. Taxi drivers expect about 15%. It is
also customary to tip porters,
attendants and barbers.
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LANGUAGE
English is the language in common use, but
you will come across Irish (Gaelic) also.
You may like to add "Slainte" to your list
of drinking toasts. We hope you'll be left
in no doubt that "Cead Mile Failte'" means
"A Hundred Thousand Welcomes"
English
Irish
THE
NATIONAL BANK
OF IRELAND LTD
COLLEGE GREEN DUBLIN IRELAND
few rish facts and figunes
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CURRENCY
British currency has the same value as Irish
and circulates freely here.
Irish banknotes are coloured as follows:
10/- ORANGE
£5 BROWN
£1 GREEN
£10 BLUE
There are five silver and two copper coins, each
shows a harp on one side and an animal on
the other (Agriculture is our chief industry).
COROTA
200
Flóirín
2$
scillin
2860
Half-Crown
2/6
8 to the £
Approx. 30 cents
Florin
27-
10 to the £
Approx. 24 cents
Shilling
1/-
20 to the £
Approx. 12 cents
Rew
lead
Reil
Pingo
Sixpence
6d.
2 to 17-
Approx. 6 cents
Threepence
3d.
4 to 1/-
Approx. 3 cents
Penny
1d.
12 to 1/-
Approx. 1 cent
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APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS :
£1=$2.40
$1
8s.1d. $20 £8.15.8d.
$5 £2.0s.5d. $50 £20.4s.2d.
$10 £4.0s. 10d. $100 £40.8s.4d:
BANKING FACILITIES :
The National Bank of Ireland is a member of the
Bank of Ireland Group, which also includes the
Bank of Ireland, the Hibernian Bank and the
Chase & Bank of Ireland (International) Ltd.
The Group has a network of over 500 'branches
throughout Ireland where foreign currencies and
travellers cheques are exchanged at keenest rates.
leair
Pingin
Half-penny
id.
Approx. į cent.
