Template:Country data Ireland
Template documentationTemplate:Country data Ireland is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.
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Standard parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| alias | Republic of Ireland | Main article name (Republic of Ireland) |
| shortname alias | Ireland | (optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if alias is a disambiguated article name, for example |
| flag alias | Flag of Ireland.svg | Image name (File:Flag of Ireland.svg, shown above right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
|---|---|---|
| 1783 |  |
St Patrick's saltire.svg |
| 4prov |  |
Four Provinces Flag.svg |
| football | |
St Patrick's saltire.svg |
| rugby union |  |
IRFU flag.svg |
| hockey |  |
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg |
| cricket |  |
Cricket Ireland flag.svg |
Redirect aliases
This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):| Alias name | {{flag|alias}} output | {{flagcountry|alias}} output |
|---|---|---|
| IRE (view) |  IRE |
Ireland |
Example usage
Using a flag variant
- {{flag|Ireland|1783}} →
Ireland - {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} →
Using a redirect alias
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
- Template:Country data Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland - Template:Country data Southern Ireland
Southern Ireland - Template:Country data Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Ireland - Template:Country data Lordship of Ireland
Lordship of Ireland - Template:Country data Irish Free State Irish Free State
Other information
This template is intended to be used for all-Ireland instances, usually resulting in a wikilink to Ireland (article about the island) instead of Republic of Ireland (article about the sovereign nation).
However, it is often convenient to use {{flagicon|Ireland}} and {{flag|Ireland}} instead of {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} and {{flag|Republic of Ireland}} respectively, so this template differs from the standard format in order to accommodate that usage. The alias parameter changes depending on whether or not a flag variant is used by the parent template call:
alias = {{#if:{{{variant|}}}|Ireland|Ireland (state)}}
This results in
- {{flag|Ireland|1783}} → Ireland (use for Ireland as part of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- {{flag|Ireland}} → Ireland (use for current state)
Sporting teams
Also, several sport-specific flag variants are maintained here, and these are automatically used by the respective sport team templates:
- {{fb|Ireland}} → Ireland (football, 1882–1922)
- {{fh|Ireland}} →
Ireland (field hockey) - {{rl|Ireland}} →
Ireland (rugby league) - {{ih|Ireland}} → Ireland (ice hockey) — all-Ireland team that uses the tri-colour
- {{ru|Ireland}} →
Ireland (rugby union) - {{cr|Ireland}} →
Ireland (cricket)
Use of country code aliases
The standard country code for the Republic of Ireland is IRL, so it can be used as an alias for Template:Country data Republic of Ireland. The non-standard country code IRE is used as an alias for this template to provide similar convenience. For example:
- {{flagicon|IRL}} →
- {{flagicon|IRE|1783}} →
- {{flagicon|IRE|4prov}} →
- {{fb|IRL}} → Republic of Ireland (links to Republic of Ireland national football team)
- {{fb|IRE}} → Ireland (links to Ireland national football team (1882–1950))
Incorrect usage
Do not use the IRL alias for all-Ireland sports team, and do not use the IRE alias without a flag variant specified. The following examples should not be used.
- {{flagicon|IRE}} → (Works, but better to use the standard country code for IRL.)
- {{fh|IRL}} →
Other flags
Country_data templates are also available for each of the four traditional provinces of Ireland:
| Template:Country data Connacht |  Connacht |
| Template:Country data Leinster |  Leinster |
| Template:Country data Munster |  Munster |
| Template:Country data Ulster |  Ulster |
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