Irish Pound

The Irish pound (Irish: Punt Éireannach) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £ (or IR£ where confusion might have arisen with the pound sterling or other pounds). The Irish pound was superseded by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation until the beginning of 2002.

Read more about Irish Pound:  First Pound, Hidden Inflation, Rumours of A Return

Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or pound:

    “The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted blood of all the world.”
    —Norman Mailer (b. 1923)

    “he had been born
    In a half savage country, out of date;
    Bent resolutely on wringing lilies from the acorn;”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)