France–Ireland relations
diplomatic relations between the French Republic and Ireland
France and Ireland maintain bilateral relations. France has an embassy in Dublin, while Ireland has an embassy in Paris and a consulate-general in Lyon. France and Ireland are both members of the Council of Europe, European Union and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Ireland is an associate member of La Francophonie.
History
France and Ireland have a long history of relations given the proximity between Ireland and France.
During the early medieval period, Ireland and Francia maintained trade, religious, and diplomatic relations. In the late sixth and seventh centuries, Ireland imported wheel-made pottery, wine, grain, and beer from Gaul. An intriguing record from the 640s describes a ship at the Frankish port of Nantes laden with 100 measures of wine, 200 of grain, and 100 of beer bound for Ireland. In exchange, the Irish exported surplus agricultural and manufactured goods. The seventh-century Life of St Philibert of Noirmoutier records the arrival of an Irish ship off the north-western coast of France laden with shoes and clothing.
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