Template:Country data Ireland
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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 on right) |
Flag variants
Redirect aliases
Alias name | {{flag|alias}} output | {{flag country|alias}} output |
---|---|---|
IRE (view) | ![]() | ![]() |
EIR (view) | ![]() | ![]() |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
Using a flag variant
{{flag|Ireland|1783}}
→Ireland
{{flag icon|Ireland|1783}}
→
Using a redirect alias
Military ensigns
This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:
{{naval|Ireland}}
→Irish Naval Service
This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:
{{air force|Ireland}}
→Irish Air Corps
{{flag icon|Ireland|air force}}
→
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:
{{Armed forces|Ireland}}
→Irish Defence Forces
{{flag icon|Ireland|military}}
→
This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:
{{navy|Ireland}}
→Irish Naval Service
{{flag icon|Ireland|navy}}
→
This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:
{{coast guard|Ireland}}
→Irish Coast Guard
{{flag icon|Ireland|coast guard}}
→
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
{{army|Ireland}}
→Irish Army
{{flag icon|Ireland|army}}
→
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 {{flag icon|Ireland}}
and {{flag|Ireland}}
instead of {{flag icon|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|Republic of Ireland}}
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
{{idh|Ireland}}
→Ireland (indoor hockey)
{{ru|Ireland}}
→Ireland (rugby union)
{{cr|Ireland}}
→Ireland (cricket)
{{quid|Ireland}}
→Ireland (quidditch)
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 codes IRE and EIR are used as aliases for this template to provide similar convenience. For example:
{{flag icon|IRL}}
→{{flag icon|IRE|1783}}
→{{flag icon|IRE|4prov}}
→{{fb|IRL}}
→Republic of Ireland (links to Republic of Ireland national football team)
{{fb|IRE}}
or{{fb|EIR}}
→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/EIR aliases without a flag variant specified. The following examples should not be used.
{{flag icon|IRE}}
→(Works, but better to use the standard country code for IRL.)
{{fh|IRL}}
→(UseIreland
{{fh|IRE}}
instead)
Other flags
Country_data templates are also available for each of the four traditional provinces of Ireland:
Template:Country data Connacht | ![]() |
Template:Country data Leinster | ![]() |
Template:Country data Munster | ![]() |
Template:Country data Ulster | ![]() |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Country data Ireland
This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |||
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No parameters specified |