History of the Jews in Ireland
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The history of the Jews in Ireland extends for more than a millennium. The Jewish community in Ireland has always been small in numbers in modern history, not exceeding 5,500 since at least 1891.
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Total population | |
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2,892 (2016 census, Republic of Ireland, 2011 census, Northern Ireland) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Dublin, Belfast | |
Languages | |
English; historically Hiberno-Yiddish,[1] and Ladino[2] | |
Religion | |
Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Lithuanian Jews, Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews |
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