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These guidelines cover the style of language and writing to be used in [[Ireland]]-related articles. This includes both the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. If you disagree with the conventions described here, or wish to add to them, please discuss it on the [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (Ireland-related articles)|talk page]].

Note that discussions on the naming of Ireland articles (currently at ''Ireland'', ''Republic of Ireland'' and [[Ireland (disambiguation)]]), should be discussed at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration]], following a [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for arbitration/Ireland article names#Request to amend prior case: Ireland article names|2009 Arbitration Committee ruling]].

==Irish-language conventions==
{{also|Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English)}}

===Article titles===
Where a subject has both an English and an Irish version of their name, use the English version if it is more common among English speakers. Create a redirect page at the Irish version of the name as appropriate.

* Example: {{no redirect|Bord Scannán na hÉireann}} (redirect page) → [[Irish Film Board]]

Conversely, when the Irish version is more common among English speakers, use the Irish version as the title of the article. Mention the English name in the first line of the article.

* Example: {{no redirect|Gaelic League}} (redirect page) → [[Conradh na Gaeilge]]

===In-article use===
An Irish version of a subject's English-language name may be given in the first sentence of the lead of an article on that subject if it is a well-known, commonly used name for that subject. It may also be used in the appropriate field of an infobox. If there is no commonly used Irish version, it is not appropriate or encyclopaedic to "invent" such names, as this constitutes [[WP:OR|original research]]. The mere fact that an Irish name appears in certain sources, such as dictionaries or databases, is not sufficient evidence that it is commonly used. Articles on general topics such as [[Irish art]], [[Transport in Ireland]] etc. should not have an Irish translation in the first sentence or the infobox.

Irish words and phrases should be encased in {{tl|lang}}, either:

* {{tnl|lang-ga|Páirtí an Lucht Oibre}}

which renders like this:

* {{lang-ga|Páirtí an Lucht Oibre}}

or

* {{tnl|lang|ga|Páirtí an Lucht Oibre}}

which renders like this:

* {{lang|ga|Páirtí an Lucht Oibre}}

This enables speech synthesizers to pronounce the text in the correct language [[Template:Lang/doc#Rationale|and has other benefits]]. See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Other_languages]].

=== Orthography ===
When transcribing from Irish texts which contain [[Lenition|lenited]] letters (the [[dot above]] letters indicating ''[[séimhiú]]''), reflect modern usage by replacing the dot with an 'h'. Example:
* ''Aeḋ'' → ''Aedh''
* ''Aoḋ'' → ''Aodh''
* ''Doṁnall'' → ''Domhnall''
* ''Ruaiḋri → ''Ruaidhrí''
The ''síneadh fada'' (or [[acute accent]]) should be used when Irish spelling requires it e.g. "Mary Robinson (''Máire Mhic Róibín'')", not "Mary Robinson (''Maire Mhic Roibin'')".

==Place names==

=== Common names ===
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The guidelines for Irish language names, [[#Irish-language conventions|above]], apply to place names.

In deciding article titles:

Where the English- and Irish-language names are the same or very nearly the same, but the spellings differ, use the English spelling. Example:
* ''[[Rosmuc]]'', not ''Ros Muc''.
* ''[[Inishmore]]'', not ''Inis Mór''.

Where the English- and Irish-language names are different:
*and the English name predominates in English, use the English name (''[[Wicklow]]'', not ''Cill Mhantáin'');
*and the Irish name is the official name, but has not yet gained favour in English, use the English name (''[[Newbridge, County Kildare|Newbridge]]'', not ''Droichead Nua'');
*and the Irish name is official and has gained favour in English, use the official Irish name (''[[Muine Bheag]]'', not ''Bagenalstown'').

Use ''[[Connacht]]'' generally for the province, but ''Connaught'' where that form was used in official titles or names of entities, e.g. [[Connaught Rangers]], [[Lord of Connaught]], ''[[Connaught Telegraph]]''.

The remainder of the article should use only the place name as titled in the article. An exception to this is when a portion of the article is providing information specific to the naming of the place.

When mentioning other locales in the context of the article, conform to the rules for article titling above but do not include the alternative name along with it. An exception might be in the case of a name that is unlikely to have an article of its own. However, if a place name is significant enough to warrant both an English and an Irish name, it is probably significant enough for an article of its own, however brief.

===Other names===

For articles on places on the island of Ireland, show the modern name in English, Irish and, if appropriate, Scots in the infobox if the article has one.

For places in the Republic of Ireland, other names should be shown in parentheses immediately after the common name in the lead. For places in Northern Ireland, only show non-English-language names in parentheses after the bolded name if the name in that language demonstrates the origin of the common name. Other names and etymologies can be described in the body of the article (after the lead, if the article has one).

The meaning of non-English place names should be given if known. All such meanings should be fully cited. For names that appear in the lead, provide the meaning in parenthesis immediately after the common name. Otherwise, provide the meaning in the body of the article (after the lead, if the article has one).

Examples:
* For places in the Republic of Ireland:
:'''Drogheda''' ({{Irish place name|Droichead Átha}})[1] ...
:'''Wexford''' ({{etymology|non|Veisafjǫrðr|inlet of the mud flat}};[1] {{irish place name|Loch Garman|lake of Garman}})[2]...
* For places in Northern Ireland whose names are not derived from English:
:'''Dungannon''' ({{Irish derived place name|Dún Geanainn|Geanann's stronghold}})[1]...
:'''Strangford''' ({{etymology|non|Strangr-fjǫrðr|strong [[fjord]]}})[1]...
* For places in Northern Ireland whose names are derived from English, the other names should only appear in the infobox along with a source.

Generally speaking, contemporary names should reflect contemporary spelling. All place names given should be attributable to reliable sources. If different sourced modern versions exist, i.e. ''Tulach Lios'' or ''Tulaigh Lis'', a website ([http://www.logainm.ie www.logainm.ie]) developed by the Placenames Branch of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in the Republic of Ireland, and used by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, can be used to provide a generally accepted spelling – in this case ''Tulaigh Lis''. This site lists the official English and Irish forms of place names within the Republic of Ireland. The Irish names it lists for places within Northern Ireland do not have legal status. They are, however, used by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland to produce authoritative Irish versions of place names in Northern Ireland.

=== Referring to counties ===
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When entering counties into Wikipedia use the full term ''County'', not ''Co'' or ''Co.''. The use of ''Co.'' is generally localised to Ireland and not always understood by the global community. For example, write [[County Galway]], not {{no redirect|Co. Galway}} or <nowiki>[[County Galway|Co. Galway]]</nowiki>.

Use the full county name (i.e. ''County X'') when referring to counties, rather than abbreviating to short name (i.e. ''X''). There are normally towns or cities within a county after which the county was named. Use the "short name" to refer only to that place (i.e. [[County Galway]] vs. [[Galway]]).

When referring to a city, do not follow it with a county, e.g. "[[Belfast]]", not "{{noredirect|Belfast, County Antrim}}" or "Belfast, County Down". Similarly, do not follow a town with an eponymous county, e.g. "[[Sligo]]", not "Sligo, County Sligo".

=== Derry/Londonderry{{anchor|Stroke City}}===

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To avoid constant renaming of articles (and more), keep a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], promote consistency in the encyclopedia, and avoid [[Stroke City]]-style terms perplexing to those unfamiliar with the dispute, a compromise solution {{diff|Talk:Derry||2627401|was proposed}} and {{diff|Talk:Derry|3171203|2627401|agreed}} in 2004 regarding the [[Derry/Londonderry name dispute]], and has been generally accepted as a convention for both article titles and in-article references since then.

Use ''[[Derry]]'' for the city and ''[[County Londonderry]]'' for the county in articles. Do not deviate from this merely because the subject relates to a particular side of the political divide, but where an entity uses a particular name, regardless of whether it is ''Derry'' or ''Londonderry'', use that name for the entity; thus ''[[Donegal Post|County Derry Post]]'' (newspaper), [[High Sheriff of County Londonderry]], former [[Derry Central Railway]], [[Londonderry railway station]], [[North West Liberties of Londonderry]], and [[Derry GAA]] (which will usually be abbreviated to <nowiki>[[Derry GAA|Derry]]</nowiki>).

The naming dispute can be discussed in the articles when appropriate.

=== Use of ''Ireland'' and ''Republic of Ireland'' ===
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Concerns have been expressed that using the word ''Ireland'' alone can mislead given that it refers to both the island of Ireland and the Irish state (which are not coterminous). A [[WP:IECOLL|discussion process]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration/Poll on Ireland article names|decided]] to leave the article on the island at [[Ireland]] and the article on the Irish state at [[Republic of Ireland]] until [[WP:CCC|consensus changes]].

A consensus emerged with respect to referring to the island and the state in other contexts:
* Use "Ireland" for the state except where the island of Ireland or Northern Ireland is being discussed in the same context. In such circumstances use "Republic of Ireland" (e.g. "[[Strabane]] is at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland").
* An exception is where the state forms a major component of the topic (e.g. on articles relating to states, politics or governance) where "Ireland" should be preferred and the island should be referred to as the "island of Ireland" or similar (e.g. "Ireland is a state in Europe occupying most of the [[Ireland|island of Ireland]]").
* Regardless of the above guidelines, always use the official titles of state offices (e.g. "[[Douglas Hyde]] was the first [[President of Ireland]]").
* Per the [[WP:OVERLINK|Linking]] guideline of the Manual of Style, the names of major geographic features and locations should not be linked. If it is thought necessary to link, in order to establish context or for any other reason, the name of the state should be pipelinked as <nowiki>[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]</nowiki>.

== Biographical articles ==

=== Naming people ===
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The guidelines for Irish language names, [[#Irish-language conventions|above]], apply. Example:

* {{no redirect|Martin Kyne}} (redirect page) → [[Máirtín Ó Cadhain]]
* {{no redirect|Seathrún Céitinn}} (redirect page) → [[Geoffrey Keating]]

====Spelling====
* In Irish orthography, there is a space between Mac and the rest of the surname, e.g. [[Seán Mac Eoin]], [[Seán Mac Stíofáin]]; in English orthography, there is no space between the Mc or Mac and the rest of the surname.
* The Ó in surnames always takes an accent and is followed by a space e.g. [[Tomás Ó Fiaich]], not Tomas O'Fiaich.
* ''Mac'' (son of) is only used for men. ''Ó'' (of the family of) is rarely used for women; in most cases use ''Ní'' or ''Nic'' (Daughter of) or "Mhic" ([Wife] of the son of) or "Uí" (Of the family of) in Irish spellings of women's surnames. (Use ''O''', ''Mc'' or ''Mac'' for the English forms of women's names.)
* In alphabetised lists of names on the English-language Wikipedia follow English-language convention and group all ''Mac''s etc. together. (The Irish-language convention is to ignore the ''Mac'', ''Ó'' etc. prefix and alphabetise by the first letter of the suffix.) Follow this practice even for names in Irish.

===Place of birth, death etc.===
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The place of birth, residence and/or death of people who were born, lived or died before 1921 in what today is Northern Ireland should be given simply as "Ireland", and they should not be described as "Northern Irish". "Ireland" should not normally be linked, but if thought necessary should be linked as <nowiki>[[Ireland]]</nowiki>, not <nowiki>[[Northern Ireland|Ireland]]</nowiki>. For people who were born, lived or died in Northern Ireland after 1922 use "Northern Ireland", which will not normally be linked and should never be pipelinked.

For people anywhere else in Ireland at any time, "Ireland" should be used. Should pipelinking be considered necessary, <nowiki>[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]</nowiki> can be used after 1922.

===Descriptive nouns and adjectives===
Do not capitalise the first letter of words such as ''nationalist, unionist, republican'' or ''loyalist'', whether used as nouns or adjectives, when describing people. Example:
*[[John MacBride]] was an Irish republican
*[[Thomas Sinclair (politician)|Thomas Sinclair]] was an Irish unionist politician

== Flag icons ==

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This section deals with the use of flag icons to represent historic and contemporary states on the island of Ireland. Please see also [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons]].

At this time, neither the island of Ireland nor Northern Ireland has a universally recognised flag. If an organisation uses a flag or banner to represent the island of Ireland or Northern Ireland, use that flag or banner to represent teams, bodies or people under its aegis. If that image is [[WP:COPY|copyrighted]], it may be possible to use an older [[public domain]] alternative if the older flag or banner is not significantly different to the current one (such as with the [[WP:RUIRLFLAG|IRFU banner]]). If that is not possible, or if the organisation uses no particular flag or banner, do not use any flag.

A series of templates have been developed to represent Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in sporting and other contexts. These can be seen at:

* [[Template:Country data Ireland]]
* [[Template:Country data Northern Ireland]]
* [[Template:Country data Republic of Ireland]]
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