Ireland vs. Spalpeen

Irelandnoun

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

Spalpeennoun

(Irish) A poor migratory farm worker in Ireland, often viewed as a rascal or mischievous and cunning person.

Irelandnoun

an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Spalpeennoun

A good-for-nothing person.

Ireland

Ireland ( (listen) YRE-lənd; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.

Spalpeennoun

A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; - often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule.