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| | IRELAND THE CELTIC TIGER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | In 1992, Ireland was 54, Portugal 41.5, and Greece 35. |
 | | By 1603, the whole of Ireland was under the control of the English crown, and the English language, and English culture, were firmly established as the language of the cities and the ruling classes. |
 | | The green colour represents the old nation of Ireland, with its Gaelic and Anglo-Norman heritage; the white in the middle stands for peace; and the orange is the colour of Ireland's Protestant community, whose historic hero was William of Orange, the Protestant Dutchman who became king of England after the Catholic James II was deposed. |
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