What was the currency of Republic of Ireland before they switched to Euro?

Question

What was the currency of Republic of Ireland before they switched to Euro?

Answer 1

the Punt - people still call the euro the pound though!

Answer 2

The thick Irish Punt

Answer 3

The punt...with pounds and pence!

Answer 4

The Irish pound (worth about 1.4 euro)

Answer 5

the Irish Punt

Answer 6

MY BELOVED IRISH PUNT, ONCE STRONGER THAN THE POUND STERLING

Answer 7

very big colourful money, lol

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/G...

http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknotes/ire...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...

Answer 8

the punt - it was pretty strong at one time. I loved the 1punt coin, picture of a stag! hehehe

Answer 9

It was the punt (Irish pound).

This is what the notes used to look like: http://www.emeraldtiger.com/general/punt...

Answer 10

sheep.

Answer 11

Punts (Pounds) and pence

Answer 12

The punt and pound sterling they were at one interchangeable between the north and south of Ireland.

Answer 13

the punt

Answer 14

the pint

Answer 15

POTATOES!

Answer 16

The Irish Pound, or the punt.

Answer 17

it was the punt so it was.

Answer 18

The Punt (Irish pounds)

Answer 19

Irish punts.

Thank God they switched to Euro before I moved there - I remember a few years prior when I first talked about wanting to go there (the Euro had just come out, so it must have been 2002), he shook his head and said: "You don't even know what the Irish currency is!" Tough luck dad, I do, it's the same as Belgian currency now: EURO! LOL!