History of the Jews in Ireland
The history of the Jews in Ireland extends 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, but Jews in Ireland have historically enjoyed a relative tolerance compared to elsewhere in Europe
| 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, and Ladino | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lithuanian Jews, Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews |
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