_#_Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 79 years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun—Irishman(men), Irish (collective pl.); adjective—Irish
_#_Ethnic divisions: Celtic, with English minority
_#_Religion: Roman Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%, none 1%, unknown 2%, other 1% (1981)
_#_Language: Irish (Gaelic) and English; English is the language generally used, with Gaelic spoken in a few areas, mostly along the western seaboard
_#_Literacy: 98% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981 est.)
_#_Labor force: 1,293,000; services 57.0%, manufacturing and construction 26.1%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 15.0%, energy and mining 1.9% (1988)
_#_Organized labor: 36% of labor force
_*Government #_Long-form name: none