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Template:Country data Ireland is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag , flag icon , and others. |
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Parameter name | Value | Meaning |
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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) |
Alias name | ((flag|alias)) output | ((flag country|alias)) output |
---|---|---|
IRE (view) | IRE | Ireland |
EIR (view) | EIR | Ireland |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
((flag|Ireland|1783))
→ Ireland((flag icon|Ireland|1783))
→ This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:
((naval|Ireland))
→ Irish Naval ServiceThis 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))
→ Please see the following related country_data
templates:
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)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)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))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))
→ ((fh|IRE))
instead)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 |
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.
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No parameters specified |