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The eastern section of Ireland, the closest to Great Britain and the most climatically protected, has always represented the densest populated area, hosting, among other things, the two main Irish cities, Dublin and Belfast. There were the oldest settlements, already in the sixth millennium BC. C., of fishermen and hunters who came from Scotland and, shortly after (in the Neolithic, along the river Bann, and in the Eneolithic) of the first shepherds and farmers whose presence is also well attested by hundreds of megalithic monuments (dolmens, menhirs, cromlech). In the sec. IV a. C. the Celts landed on the islandcoming from Wales who colonized the whole island in a short time: they were responsible for the spread of agriculture – to the detriment of the forest areas, already degraded since then – and the foundation of numerous stable centers. The subsequent invasion of the Nordic peoples, locally called Danes, led to the foundation of those tiny port bases from which almost all the main Irish cities would later develop, starting with Dublin. The Norman occupation of England and its consequent expansionism caused, from the century. XII, the progressive English invasion of the island which was responsible for the construction of Belfast, a stronghold built to counteract the Scottish penetration. Overall, however, the population remained rather scarce for a long time, also due to the stagnation of the island’s economy, almost devoid of natural resources and harshly exploited by the English; it is estimated that at the end of the century. XVII counted just 1.3 million residents. But the introduction of the potato crop caused a rapid and very sensitive demographic increase; already a hundred years later Ireland had 4 million residents, which increased to 8.5 million in 1845. But in the years 1846-47 it manifested itself – as in other countries of, which caused a famine of enormous proportions with tragic effects: in 5 years the population decreased by approx. a quarter, falling to 6.5 million in 1851. This demographic decline is due for one half to the mortality resulting from undernourishment and for the other to the huge migratory flow mostly towards the United States, which continued uninterrupted until after the middle of the century. XX. On the other hand, expatriation had always represented the only response to insufficient local resources; however, while it is estimated that 1.8 million Irish left the island between 1780 and 1845, between 1845 and 1950 there were 6 million emigrants. The population has therefore decreased to the minimum of 4.1 million in 1966; the subsequent demographic recovery stabilized the residents at around 5 million. The density in the two Irish political groups is, however, very different: as many as 125 residents / km² are registered in Northern Ireland, 58 residents / km² in the Republic of Ireland. The percentages between rural and urban populations are almost similar, which is almost 57% in the second, over 55% in Northern Ireland. However, the phenomenon of urbanism, closely linked to the evolution of the economy, is recent and in practice only affected Dublin and Belfast; the other major cities are closely linked to the evolution of the economy, it is recent and in practice only affected Dublin and Belfast; the other major cities are closely linked to the evolution of the economy, it is recent and in practice only affected Dublin and Belfast; the other major cities are Cork, Limerick and Dún Laoghaire (Republic of Ireland) and Londonderry (Northern Ireland). According to COUNTRYAAH, Ireland is a nation in Northern Europe, the capital city of which is Dublin. The latest population of Ireland is 4,937,797. MYSTERYAROUND: Lists and descriptions of main religions and beliefs in Ireland, including religion demographics and statistics on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.