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Wikipedia: The Irish people are a ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years (according to archaeological studies), with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded have legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic ancestry, and still serving as a term for the Irish race today. The main groups that interacted with the Irish in the Middle Ages include the Scottish people and the Vikings, with the Icelanders especially having some Irish descent.
![[Collage of well-known Irish people]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Irish_people_collage_s.jpg "Collage of well-known Irish people")
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![[The Gaelic scribes and poets reflected the broad education of the Irish learned classes]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Gaelic_Poet.jpg "The Gaelic scribes and poets reflected the broad education of the Irish learned classes")
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